Common Sense is Bari Weiss's Substack-based news site publishing opinion and reporting on politics, culture, education and tech.
HN commenters mostly link it for the Oberlin College lawsuit account; one commenter notes it is a partisan outlet whose claims they want proof for.
The venture capitalists at Sequoia—the powerful investors behind Silicon Valley success stories like Google and PayPal—were certainly taken (or taken in) by him. Three months ago, one of the firm’s partners, Michelle Bailhe, offered a breathless take in a firm-sponsored story about SBF:
“Of the exchanges that we had met and looked at, some of them had regulatory issues, some of them were already public,” Bailhe wrote. “And then there was Sam.” FTX, Sequoia felt, was “Goldilocks-perfect.”
In colorful language, Sequoia partners reveled in their appreciation for his pitch for FTX.com as the center of all monetary transactions. In their own words:
“I LOVE THIS FOUNDER,” typed one partner.
“I am a 10 out of 10,” pinged another.
“YES!!!” exclaimed a third.
The firm has since deleted the article.
https://www.commonsense.news/p/the-32-billion-crypto-scammer
> There is such a thing as facts and truth
I’m sure being extremely condescending and dismissive works wonders for turning people towards your politics. That’s basically the left winger stereotype response to everything (that plus “just trust the science”).
Another stereotype of left-wingers is conveniently ignoring facts and truth as soon as it becomes uncomfortable and challenges their narratives.
Your tolerance for ‘facts’ is more see-through than a pane glass window, and this cognitive dissonance is exactly what drives people to the right. Just look at Sweden
https://www.commonsense.news/p/two-bombings-in-one-night-thats-normal
#2 seems to kinda square with the article that Lorna Gibson wrote here: https://www.commonsense.news/p/will-i-ever-see-the-36-million-oberlin
As for #1, I'd need to the proof before removing skepticism.
Thanks for the input all the same!
Not taking any sides here, but here's an article I read a few months ago before knowing anything about this situation. Certainly offers another perspective:
https://www.commonsense.news/p/he-was-a-world-renowned-cancer-researcher?s=r
They've actually written about their side of the story. See https://www.commonsense.news/p/will-i-ever-see-the-36-million-oberlin
The owner passed away because of pancreatic cancer after the first trial.
Cancer and old age, IIRC. The author of this story implies that the drawn out saga may have contributed to the cancer death. [1]
1: https://www.commonsense.news/p/will-i-ever-see-the-36-million-oberlin