Too Long; Didn't Read
Most Americans have serious shortcomings when it comes tocritiquing or, worse, understanding their country. Mr. Hayes provides classic examples of all of these. But first, let’s get out of the way the giantelephant in the room: Arthur Hayes was charged with running a crypto exchange that enabled money-laundering and pleaded guilty. I feel for him and the circumstance he found himself in. I can even imagine that he was made an example of. Sadly, this happens and that he was swept up in a rapidly changing legal environment is just bad luck. I might even feel as he does if it were me. Nevertheless, it's troubling to see HackerNoon publish a story that uses the Pepe the Frog image which is primarily associated with anti-semitism and secondarily racism. As a HackerNoon shareholder and in the spirit of what I critique as a flaw (free speech) I would expect HackerNoon accept this for publication.