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Re:How the Sacklers shifted $10.8B of an opioid fortune buil... by hn_throwaway_99 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:41AM (#24282906)
> If you asked 100 random people on the street who was behind the opioid crisis, I’d be shocked if 10 knew.

Never argued against that, and I don't disagree with that at all. But if someone cares to do even the bare minimum of research, it's easy to come up with the Sacklers. What I am arguing against is that the Sacklers will somehow be able to use their wealth to scrub Google et al of their association with OxyContin.

> It’s not like they absolutely have to donate using the Sackler name.

For folks like them, though, then what's the point? After a certain level of Midas-like wealth, the only point is societal standing and legacy. The Sacklers don't seem like the type of folks who are going to get inner joy by donating anonymously.

Re:How the Sacklers shifted $10.8B of an opioid fortune buil... by FlyMoreRockets on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @11:03AM (#24283078)
> ...if someone cares to do even the bare minimum of research...

Aye, there's the rub.