Going Infinite is the latest blow to Michael Lewis' reputation
Despite releasing Going Infinite , a book that will inevitably sell more copies than most could dream of in a lifetime, Michael Lewis seems to be having a pretty bad week — and he’s doing it to himself. First, the renowned author called FTX “a great real business” during a 60 Minutes interview to promote the book, which concerns the crypto exchange’s ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried . It was an odd point that seemed to stick in the public’s craw, but actually, most of the interview was hard to watch. It’s unclear why anyone who witnessed the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research would consider Bankman-Fried’s blunders “a great real business.” The entities were less business and almost exclusively criminal enterprises. It wasn’t successful at much more than wire fraud, bank fraud, and gambling with customer funds — poorly. So it’s fair to say that when Lewis made the comment, expectations for the book on the eve of publication were tempered — if not completely dashed...