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Re:Techno-Feudalism and the Rise of AGI: A Future Without Ec... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @09:41AM (#44499869)
Settlements aren’t judgements, just to be super clear. They can also just be bribes, or a realization that legal costs outweigh the truth. Trump is infamous for suing and badgering opponents into settlements to avoid losing even more money in trials even fintehy think they can win.
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Re:Techno-Feudalism and the Rise of AGI: A Future Without Ec... by whamlastxmas on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @09:58AM (#44500023)
there is zero way ABC or George would have accepted losing against trump/settling and the absolutely terrible optics of that if they had literally any other choice.
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Re:Techno-Feudalism and the Rise of AGI: A Future Without Ec... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @09:37PM (#44505577)
There is definitely lots of ways ABC or George would have seen nominal settlements more cost effective than a long winding trial. Trump has a long history of getting people who were clearly in the right to pay him.
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