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The magnitude is so large as to make me doubt this in its entirety. There must have been some other benefits that were gotten from the deal, or there wasn't cla
by dado3212 5y ago
The magnitude is so large as to make me doubt this in its entirety. There must have been some other benefits that were gotten from the deal, or there wasn't clarity that the number wouldn't swell beyond the $106 million number, right? How else do you possibly justify paying roughly 50x what was asked?
- Justsignedup 5y agounless there was a criminal potential, and these billionaires don't like sitting in cages for any amount of time.
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- tyingq 5y agoIf the liability of what would have been revealed by deposing Zuck is even higher than 50x. The math is "potential damage from a deposition + fine" vs "paying 50x the fine up front".
- TYPE_FASTER 5y ago> If the liability of what would have been revealed by deposing Zuck is even higher than 50x. Was thinking about this. Would be curious to know what information was worth $5bil.
- intended 5y agoIm guessing The precedent of being made personally liable for every ill that Facebook could be responsible for in the past, present and future.
- dado3212 5y agoIsn't the question why was it 50x? I agree that there's definitely a value prop here where it's worth upfront money to avoid potential damage (moral caveats aside lol). But it seems unlikely that the FCC was like "100 million and we depose Zuck, or 5 BILLION and we let it go", which feels borderline blackmail-y. Why did FB propose 50x as opposed to some smaller number as part of the proposed deal?
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