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SBF is only in jail because the people he targeted for scamming were the rich.

Nobody who illegally make the rich richer goes to jail, they get a promotion usually



Correct.

There's a huge social element. No one wants to throw their buddies in jail.

It looks bad on the golf course (or at Burning Man / Sun Valley if you're in tech)




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