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Naomi Wu Nov 16, 2022

It's not a new point but I can't help repeating. No female founder could show up dressed like this in public and expect to get handed billions of dollars. via @[email protected] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-bankruptcy.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EmilyRPeck/status/1592285082877718528

How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed

Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs. But he shared few details about his handling of FTX customers’ funds.

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Naomi Wu

Counter-signaling is still signaling and done because it works. Yes, it's largely something only men are permitted, but in fairness, a lot of that is enforced by women through indirect aggression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersignaling

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826209/#:~:text=Indirect%20aggression%20is%20circuitous%20in,make%20another%20feel%20self%2Dconscious.

Countersignaling - Wikipedia

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Naomi Wu Nov 16, 2022

I possibly counter-signal harder than anyone in tech- but it's rarely recognized as such and even the most overt, in-person displays of competence aren't enough to overcome the negative impact and yield the net positive results counter-signaling typically offers men in tech.