Posted 10/5/2023, 8:06:00 AM
Michael Lewis found crypto crowd hard to relate to, says SBF life a 'downgrade'
- Michael Lewis says being around SBF was a "downgrade" from Lewis' "more comfortable and materialistic" life
- The food at FTX was worse and the company was worse, per Lewis
- Bankman-Fried had a Spartan lifestyle - drove a Toyota, ate french fries and salt
- But SBF did splurge on things like a $35M penthouse and private jets for deliveries
- Lewis had trouble relating to the young crypto crowd while writing the book
- Lewis has faced backlash for defending FTX in interviews promoting his new book