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		BowBun on Nov 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted At this point, your 'quirky technologist' definitely IS the mold.

jjtheblunt on Nov 3, 2023 | [–]

If you look at recent Nobel Prize winners in sciences, many are not weirdos, just smart and without relying on nonsensical gimmicks. Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, others, all examples of just smart and persistent and focused.

ActionHank on Nov 3, 2023 | [–]

He was a quirky cryptobro league player. There are millions of them.

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