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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by hnfong on Saturday November 19, 2022 @03:20AM (#33668207)
To me at least. Risking a 3-year sentence to get a billion dollars might be worth it (assuming that I'm not morally objected to the "crime" in question), but 10 years feels a bit much.
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by falcor84 on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:19AM (#33668865)
It's not even the risk. Depending on the day you ask me, If I was given the option of living as a billionaire for several years and then spending several years in prison, I might just take it.

Though I suppose I personally would prefer the prison time first and the billionaire thing after (like in Chekhov's "The Bet"). In any case, I'm sure that there's a big fraction of humanity who would jump at the chance.

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