Sam Bankman-Fried had to teach himself how to make facial expressions, Michael Lewis writes in his new book. The FTX cofounder questioned the whole point of making facial expressions in the first place, Lewis said. "One is facial expressions. Lewis writes that Bankman-Fried questioned the entire premise behind making facial expressions entirely: "What's the whole point of making facial expressions in the first place? AdvertisementAdvertisementBankman-Fried apparently found comfort at math camp, where "people didn't seem to care about his lack of facial expressions," and with childhood friend Matt Nass, who "didn't need Sam to generate facial expressions or ask him questions about himself."

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Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Michael Lewis, Lewis, FTX, —, Matt Nass, Sam, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, JANE ROSENBERG Organizations: Service, Alameda Research, Bankman, Reuters Locations: New York, FTX, Bahamas