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Book Review: Going Infinite - by Zvi Mowshowitz

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I doubted whether it would be a good use of time to read Michael Lewis’s new book Going Infinite about Sam Bankman-Fried (hereafter SBF or Sam). What would I learn that I did not already know? Was Michael Lewis so far in the tank of SBF that the book was filled with nonsense and not to be trusted? I set up a prediction market, which somehow attracted over a hundred traders. Opinions were mixed. That, combined with Matt Levine clearly reporting having fun, felt good enough to give the book a try. I need not have worried. Going Infinite is awesome. I would have been happy with my decision on the basis of any one of the following: The details I learned or clarified about the psychology of SBF in particular. The details I learned or clarified about the psychology of Effective Altruism. The details about all the crimes and other things that happened. The sheer joy of reading, because man can Michael Lewis write. I also get to write this post, an attempt to quickly share what I’ve extracted,

Previously: Sadly, FTX. Audio version of this post is here. I doubted whether it would be a good use of time to read Michael Lewis’s new book Going Infinite about Sam Bankman-Fried (hereafter SBF or Sam). What would I learn that I did not already know? Was Michael Lewis so far in the tank of SBF that the book was filled with nonsense and not to be trusted? I set up a prediction market, which somehow attracted over a hundred traders. Opinions were mixed. That, combined with Matt Levine clearly reporting having fun, felt good enough to give the book a try. I need not have worried. Going…

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