I think a) and b) are good points. Although there’s also c) it’s reasonable to give extra trust points to a member of the community who’s just given you a not-insignificant part of their wealth to spend on charitable endeavours as you see fit.
Note that I’m obviously not saying this implied SBF was super trustworthy on balance, just that it’s a reasonable consideration pushing in the other direction when making the comparison with Sequoia who lacked most of this context (I do think it’s a good thing that we give each other trust points for signalling and demonstrating commitments to EA).
The thing is, whilst SBF pledged ~all his wealth to EA causes, he only actually gave ~1-2% before the shit hit the fan. It seems doubtful that any significant amounts beyond this were ever donated to a non-SBF/FTX-controlled separate legal entity (e.g. the Future Fund or FTX Foundation). That should’ve raised some suspicions for those in the know. (Note this is speculation based on what is said in the Future Fund resignation post; would be good to actually hear from them about this).
I think a) and b) are good points. Although there’s also c) it’s reasonable to give extra trust points to a member of the community who’s just given you a not-insignificant part of their wealth to spend on charitable endeavours as you see fit.
Note that I’m obviously not saying this implied SBF was super trustworthy on balance, just that it’s a reasonable consideration pushing in the other direction when making the comparison with Sequoia who lacked most of this context (I do think it’s a good thing that we give each other trust points for signalling and demonstrating commitments to EA).
The thing is, whilst SBF pledged ~all his wealth to EA causes, he only actually gave ~1-2% before the shit hit the fan. It seems doubtful that any significant amounts beyond this were ever donated to a non-SBF/FTX-controlled separate legal entity (e.g. the Future Fund or FTX Foundation). That should’ve raised some suspicions for those in the know. (Note this is speculation based on what is said in the Future Fund resignation post; would be good to actually hear from them about this).