Molly WhiteJun 27, 2023
so SBF and an attorney:
• falsified a "payment agreement" between FTX & Alameda
• backdated it by ~2y
• wet signed it to avoid DocuSign timestamp
• submitted it to an external auditor
• used it to obtain a $400M funding round
Show threadMolly WhiteJun 27, 2023

SBF used customer funds to pay someone $300,000 to "[w]rite a book about how to figure out what humans' utility function is (are)"

i picked the wrong career

Show threadMolly WhiteJun 27, 2023
$400,000 went to a YouTuber who made animated effective altruism videos, which sounds like the most unbearable genre i didn't know existed
Show threadRawwwbJun 27, 2023
@molly0xfff The delta between what I thought effective altruism would be, versus what it actually is, was so disappointing for me when I looked into it. It's a good brand name but used to justify awful behavior.
Show threadLarry GarfieldJun 27, 2023
@Rawwwb @molly0xfff My understanding is that it's a real and legit thing, which some (mostly rich) assholes twist into eugenics because that's what rich assholes do.
Show threadDavid Gerard

@Crell @Rawwwb @molly0xfff it's a good idea they turned into a bad one by doing it extremely hard

and then there's the future robot god to worry about

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2023/02/06/ineffective-altruism-ftx-and-the-future-robot-apocalypse/

Jun 27, 2023 at 8:42amWeb
Show threadLarry GarfieldJun 27, 2023
@davidgerard @Rawwwb @molly0xfff "A good idea turned into a bad one by doing it extremely hard" - I'd say that applies to almost every social movement.