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Yeah I feel this point isn't well known, but likely will be soon.

I love HN because many of us actually listen to each other and debate in good faith, helping each other sharpen our views.

Glad you found it helpful.



I went back and edited a few of my posts specifically mentioning your post and the article you cited to clarify the record of discussion.

I agree that it is important to argue I good faith and help each other sharpen our views. Thank you for providing an important resource in the discussion.

While I still feel the instinct for vengeance or rage at SVB is counterproductive given that you showed evidence that the leadership of SVB knowingly, willfully, and with reckless disregard for the consequences, decided to invest in more long term securities than they were advised by their own team does justify some of that instinct.

That being said I still feel the system worked as expected. I think, given human nature as on display with SVB, the regulatory environment should go back to the stronger standard but I also think getting bank failures to 0 isn’t a laudable goal. Some failures will happen and as long as we eliminate the motivation for a run on the bank the system should allow for a degree of risk and failure.


Yes, same here, thanks. It’s crazy they were so forewarned and yet did nothing, even having lived through the GFC and knowing how quickly things can go sideways. Just 15yrs and they already forgot, /smh.




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