I would also like to add the things expressed in this comment:
“Sam sleeps on a bean bag” and “Sam drives a Corolla” when I was quite confident that they knew that Sam was living in one of the most expensive and lavish properties in the Bahamas and was definitely not living a very frugal livestyle.
If this is true it would not be hard to fact check since many EAs knew SBF, and I got the impression from the interview that Rob knew SBF too. I don’t know anything about the situation so I don’t know what is true. All I know is that the episode gave me a very good impression of SBF and probably helped him build a good image among EAs.
My (very weak) understanding is that both were true—he lived in a very expensive place in the Bahamas, where he had at least several housemates, and he usually slept on a couch, bean bag etc rather than a bed.
I guess similar to Warren Buffett—people always tout that he drives a crappy old car, which appears to be true, but, like, he also has a private jet!
I would also like to add the things expressed in this comment:
If this is true it would not be hard to fact check since many EAs knew SBF, and I got the impression from the interview that Rob knew SBF too. I don’t know anything about the situation so I don’t know what is true. All I know is that the episode gave me a very good impression of SBF and probably helped him build a good image among EAs.
My (very weak) understanding is that both were true—he lived in a very expensive place in the Bahamas, where he had at least several housemates, and he usually slept on a couch, bean bag etc rather than a bed.
I guess similar to Warren Buffett—people always tout that he drives a crappy old car, which appears to be true, but, like, he also has a private jet!
Thanks for clarifying. That makes it more nuanced. Then it seems like the statements were true but perhaps misleading.
Yeah agreed re true but somewhat misleading