This was my understanding as well, that he actually believes in utilitarianism and was only cynical about individual public stances like the value of regulation or the importance of transparency.
What was the end game here then? I struggle to see how one can say this shows that SBF practices utilitarianism beyond lip service.
You can only make assumptions as to what his future plans were. His tangible actions thus far have shown more malicious forethought than poor judgement in my opinion, or perhaps a bit of both (as the man himself says the world is not black and white).
If he thought that there’s no value in regulation than there’s far less negatively impactful ways to go about skirting it than stealing from the commoners. I dunno… maybe use the immense wealth accrued to advocate for real changes in the regulatory bodies. Is that not what a true utilitarian would choose?
This was my understanding as well, that he actually believes in utilitarianism and was only cynical about individual public stances like the value of regulation or the importance of transparency.
What was the end game here then? I struggle to see how one can say this shows that SBF practices utilitarianism beyond lip service.
You can only make assumptions as to what his future plans were. His tangible actions thus far have shown more malicious forethought than poor judgement in my opinion, or perhaps a bit of both (as the man himself says the world is not black and white).
If he thought that there’s no value in regulation than there’s far less negatively impactful ways to go about skirting it than stealing from the commoners. I dunno… maybe use the immense wealth accrued to advocate for real changes in the regulatory bodies. Is that not what a true utilitarian would choose?