D̶o̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶t̶ ̶ Tell lies that the crowd loves shall be the whole of the law

Sam Bankman-Fried as the postmodern cultural machine's Cassandra moment

Confessing that the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF from here on) is my favourite story for many years.

I also sense that it's big. Meaning BIG. As in bigger than things like Covid-19, the invasion of Ukraine or any of the other 'hyper objects' that consume our attention a lot of the time.

Pick your metaphor.

It's a moment that reveals the house of car…