Timothy and I have recorded a new episode of our podcast with Austin Chen of Manifund (formerly of Manifold, behind the scenes at Manifest).

The start of the conversation was contrasting each of our North Stars- Winning (Austin), Truthseeking (me), and Flow (Timothy), but I think the actual theme might be “what is an acceptable amount of risk taking?” We eventually got into a discussion of Sam Bankman-Fried, where Austin very bravely shared his position that SBF has been unwisely demonized and should be “freed and put back to work”. He by no means convinced me or Timothy of this, but I deeply appreciate the chance for a public debate.

Episode:

Transcript (this time with filler words removed by AI)

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First published:
April 7th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Xuw6vmnQv6mSMtmzR/austin-chen-on-winning-risk-taking-and-ftx

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“Austin Chen on Winning, Risk-Taking, and FTX” by Elizabeth

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“Austin Chen on Winning, Risk-Taking, and FTX” by Elizabeth