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The fun parts of trial prep are the mock cross-examinations in which SDNY prosecutors not involved with the case play defense attorneys and grill the witnesses. The brutal part is when the assistant U.S. attorneys rehearse their opening statements in moot court and get ripped apart by their own colleagues so they can make a good first impression when it counts. But plotting out the last words the jury will hear from the government is the essential part.
It’s Their Job to Put Sam Bankman-Fried in Prison
wsj.com
The average return of the U.S. stock market has been 8.4% per year over the past 151 years (1871 to 2022); note that this is the “simple” average across all years (also known as the “arithmetic” average)
U.S. Stock Market Returns - A History From the 1870s to 2022 | the Measure of a Plan
themeasureofaplan.com
In the most independent-minded people, the desire not to be told what to think is a positive force. It's not mere skepticism, but an active delight in ideas that subvert the conventional wisdom, the more counterintuitive the better.
How to Think for Yourself
paulgraham.com
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