Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says

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Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says
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The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.

An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he's in isn't accommodating his vegan diet.

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It's like Reddit all over again. Guess we shouldn't have too high hopes for humanity.

I will say that it gives me hope that so many people are pushing back in threads like this. I've been trying a lot of platforms in recent months, and places like Tildes, HackerNews, and even Beehaw seem to be better able to have constructive conversations about heated topics. So we're not alone!