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This holds true in virtually every human endeavor: if you go out of your way to put money in a friend’s pocket, they do not forget that. In fact you gain nearly unlimited reputational credit for putting yourself on the line in that way.

It is probably unethical. You should hire the best candidate, who is unlikely, by coincidence, to be your friend.

This is exactly the sort of thing that people like Thiel accused people like George Soros of doing.

very manipulative 😐

I would also say it doesnt even require money. Think even about how letters of recomendation are treated in academia and how that plays into these kind of enviroments

I don't think that really works, though. The ability to *buy* "Problems Go Away" really does fundamentally change how you interact with the world. It's a lot easier to take a long view and accept risk-of-loss when you have eight figures in a savings account.