It was an ignominious year for economic forecasters, CrowdStrike, Boeing, FTX, Mattel, Truth Social, Red Lobster, Fisker, Spirit Airlines, TicketMaster and the dumbest bank embezzler in history
Bankman doesn't want to defend himself. He knows that he is God and everything he does is perfect by definition. There's no need to compromise with mere mortals by pleading guilty to their lowly non-God system. Lawyers can't help much when the defendant is God. They tried to do the right thing, but he stopped them every time. The other defendants are mortals, willing to compromise to minimize their punishment and get back to life.
Bankman doesn't want to defend himself. He knows that he is God and everything he does is perfect by definition. There's no need to compromise with mere mortals by pleading guilty to their lowly non-God system. Lawyers can't help much when the defendant is God. They tried to do the right thing, but he stopped them every time. The other defendants are mortals, willing to compromise to minimize their punishment and get back to life.
The biggest blunder is to believe anything the government says.