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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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