Martin Holland on Nostr: Why Sam Bankman-Fried's #FTX allegedly wanted to buy island nation #Nauru - ...
Why Sam Bankman-Fried's #FTX allegedly wanted to buy island nation #Nauru - #WashingtonPost
Failed crypto exchange #FTX’s alleged plans to purchase the nation of Nauru are typical of the wealthy’s doomsday fantasies, experts say.
"This form of escapism [...] involves seeing places such as Nauru as a kind of malleable blank slate — never mind the people who already call them home.
“At the very least, these fantasies are about superiority..."
#SBF #Crypto
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/26/ftx-nauru-island-escape-apocalypse-sbf/ 
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