• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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    4 months ago

    Imagine you making $100K last year doing some shady business. You got caught and convicted in federal court, your punishment is $10K fine, and that’s it. You’re free to change your tactics and make sure you don’t get caught next time.

    It’s a little bit stink, but it’s the best you could asked for.

    13 billions to Meta may not be a slap on the wrist, but more like 5 spanks and 15 minutes timeout.

    • Maalus@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Imagine your “shady stuff” is not putting money into the parking meter because you are lazy. You get hit with a 10k fine. You then fix that and start putting money into the parking meter. Because ultimately it cost you less to fix it, than pay the fine. That’s the language corporations understand.