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When are we going to stop calling him a “book smart kid who lacked common sense and things spiralled out of control” to “scam artist who is too dumb to keep his mouth shut”?

There is no evidence this person is smart in any way, yet some people still portray it as a narrative.

There are dumb people at MIT (and at every institute or company) let’s admit it.



I agree. The more we learn, the more he looks like a tweaked out Miles Bron. He doesn't seem to understand how anything actually works.


I think the narrative is to cover up the bruised egos of the powerful people and institutes (Jane Street, MIT, investors) that got scammed or thought he was smart.




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