Eira TanseyMay 9, 2024
Apparently the Ohio State president is on a bitcoin mining company board and invited an OSU alumna who hawked bitcoin to give the commencement speech. You can’t make this shit up!
Show threadEira TanseyMay 9, 2024
“After the singalong, Mr Pan began talking about investment, which eventually led to him recommending Bitcoin as a "very misunderstood asset class," earning audible boos and laughs from the crowd” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-state-graduation-commencement-speaker-b2542310.html
Sing-a-longs, crypto-shilling, and written on Ayahuasca: Ohio State’s commencement speech gone wrong

Chris Pan’s Ohio State University speech was a bizarre cocktail of sing-a-longs, crypto-shilling, and jewelry-slinging that left many in the audience stunned, Graig Graziosi reports.

The Independent
Show threadEira TanseyMay 9, 2024
I’ve never cared for the way Ohio State completely dominates Ohio higher education (as an alumna and former employee of University of Cincinnati) so anything that makes Ohio State look like total dorks is catnip to me
Show threadFrank Skornia
@TeamMidwest I can't imagine spending 4-5 years of my life, and thousands and thousands of dollars, for this to be the capstone of the university experience
May 9, 2024 at 5:27pmWeb