> He thought that the publicity of "not cooperating with the system" (or whatever) would be more valuable than the cost of losing the case. Sounds like he won.

> He thought that the publicity of "not cooperating with the system" (or whatever) would be more valuable than the cost of losing the case. Sounds like he won. I can entertain a thought that given he's not going to pay it anyway, he actually wanted the fine to be as high as possible. > Whatever the reason, he did this to himself I don't think folks are pitying Alex Jones here. If he exploited judicial system to gain more publicity, this undermines the system. If judge/jury got emotional and gave him a "fuck you" fine, we shouldn't celebrate it, even if the guy is a total asshole. > Don't treat the courts as a show. They're not. There are real consequences It's not a show, and yet he got one. I'm not so sure about "real" consequences. Most folks seem to think that there isn't a difference between $500M and $1B fine.