Lewis contrasts SBF, the ascetic, with another male character, whom he compares to “every guy in crypto,” someone who cares about sports, cars, and women. This is one of many sweeping generalizations about the motives of individuals working in the crypto industry, who, if driven by something other than lust for money, he describes as “people joined together by their fear of trust” “suspicious of big banks and governments and other forms of institutional authority.”
