>And, btw, you might well have turned out the same way under similar circumstances, but for the grace of god.
that criteria is applicable to literally any criminal, ever. It's effectively useless as a statement about crime and punishment, although it serves as a useful reminder to those not condemned.
>2) SBF has severe moral deficiencies and belongs in prison for a long time, but not because he is "evil".
moral standpoint doesn't put you in shackles, poor judgement when comparing your morality with that of society is what does that.
finance is one of the most amoral industries to ever exist. They sit next to weapons and land-mine manufacturers, as far as i'm concerned.
Amorality is a benefit to the financier, the trick is finding someone that is amorale while also retaining a powerful enough understanding of the law and governing society that they can get away with enacting their deviousness without fear of prosecution.
SBFs morality doesn't matter -- what broke him was his poor judgement and overzealous confidence. We're not condemning him for his morality, that just speaks better to the court; he's in trouble because his plans backfired and money was lost for important people.
(p.s. we don't imprison people for being 'amorale', whatever that might mean from whoever is saying it.)
> the trick is finding someone that is amoral while also retaining a powerful enough understanding of the law and governing society that they can get away with enacting their deviousness without fear of prosecution.
that criteria is applicable to literally any criminal, ever. It's effectively useless as a statement about crime and punishment, although it serves as a useful reminder to those not condemned.
>2) SBF has severe moral deficiencies and belongs in prison for a long time, but not because he is "evil".
moral standpoint doesn't put you in shackles, poor judgement when comparing your morality with that of society is what does that.
finance is one of the most amoral industries to ever exist. They sit next to weapons and land-mine manufacturers, as far as i'm concerned.
Amorality is a benefit to the financier, the trick is finding someone that is amorale while also retaining a powerful enough understanding of the law and governing society that they can get away with enacting their deviousness without fear of prosecution.
SBFs morality doesn't matter -- what broke him was his poor judgement and overzealous confidence. We're not condemning him for his morality, that just speaks better to the court; he's in trouble because his plans backfired and money was lost for important people.
(p.s. we don't imprison people for being 'amorale', whatever that might mean from whoever is saying it.)