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> his general behavior doesn't exactly suggest he's some Machiavellian mastermind

>> don't get to the place he got to by accident

You both agree. Bankman-Fried was a dumb Machiavellian.

>>JumpCr+(OP)
being labeled a machiavellian may as well be a label for 'maliciously self-serving', unless you're referring to Machiavelli's work on the 'Discoures on Livy' -- and no one ever is referring to that aspect of Machiavelli when labeling people with the phrase.