BlueBockser
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- Comment on Someone got Gab's AI chatbot to show its instructions 6 months ago:
Sounds like a “no true Scotsman” argument tbh
- Comment on Here’s the Elon Musk interview that got Don Lemon’s show canceled 7 months ago:
Giving some real 1984 vibes
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
- Comment on Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all its 2023 fines 9 months ago:
I’m not arguing about the fines themselves, those can indeed be scaled by revenue. I also agree that many fines should be higher to prevent companies from merely seeing them as an operating cost.
However, my point is that company revenue can’t be used 1:1 to pay off fines. That doesn’t take into account that revenue also has to cover all other operating expenses and taxes. As an example, the article states that Meta would take roughly 5½ days to pay off its fines, but taking the 23.42% profit margin into account a more realistic answer is 23½ days.
- Comment on Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all its 2023 fines 9 months ago:
Revenue is the wrong metric for this type of comparison. Last I heard even big tech didn’t have a profit margin of 100%.