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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by throwaway0a5e on Sunday October 24, 2021 @08:54PM (#28983430)
Laws are for the poorly connected.

But you'll get more internet virtue points phrasing it your way.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by elzbardico on Monday October 25, 2021 @04:15AM (#28985534)
"Yeah, one of those days, I was smoking a joint after leaving my shift as a janitor in a hospital and the police took me. If I hadn't called my friends Buffet and Elison to help me, probably I would be still stuck in jail." - Nobody, ever.

Being poor and poorly connected, in the real world, are basically the same thing.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by throwaway0a5e on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:52PM (#28990933)
How about this one.

>"Yeah, one of those days, I was smoking a joint after leaving my shift as a janitor in a hospital and the police took me. If I hadn't called my cousin Billy in the <next town over> police department and had him vouch for my good character I would be out bail money and a fat fine" - tons of people with LEO connections

The fact that this wasn't obvious says a lot about HN's interactions with government.

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by nmm on Monday October 25, 2021 @11:38AM (#28989036)
Yes, but poorly connected is a superset of being poor.

One could not be poor but still be poorly connected

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Re:Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that ... by rpmisms on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:01PM (#28983468)
You're both right.
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