• Billiam
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    No, you misunderstand. SBF took rich people’s money and gave them nothing in return. Rich people are giving Trump money because they expect to be rewarded in the form of even less taxes, regulations, and more corrupt judicial appointments.

    In other words, SBF stole from the oligarchs, but Trump is an investment (that has paid off once already).

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      Right, but will he give them that return this time? That’s where he might be fucked. If he loses.

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        Sure but they know there’s a chance he’ll lose before they donate and while people investing in crypto also know there’s a risk that risk is a lot different. It’d be more like if trump took the money and didn’t even run for the presidency.

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          Exactly. It’s why the rich all love gambling- when you have enough money to afford any experience you want, the only thing that brings you a thrill is the threat of losing that money.

          Listen to the episode of Behind the Bastards about Lord Aspinall where Robert Evans goes into more detail about the rich’s addiction to gambling.