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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by Dylan16807 on Friday August 21, 2026 @02:23PM (#49392042)
2 billion dollars per 200 deaths, not per death. So that immediately drops your rough calculation to $500 per ticket, not too far off from actual ticket values.
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by necovek on Saturday August 22, 2026 @04:02AM (#49397630)
Got it, thanks for the correction: it does surprisingly line up!
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