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Okay am I insane or does “20 days of income” for a company that generates income 24/7 seem like the definition of a “trivial fine”?
by blitz_skull 3y ago
Okay am I insane or does “20 days of income” for a company that generates income 24/7 seem like the definition of a “trivial fine”?
- loeg 3y agoIt doesn't seem like the definition of "trivial fine," no.
- chias 3y agoGiven that you are on HN, you are likely salaried employee. This means you are also generating income 24/7. If you were fined for 20 days of your income, would you still argue that this is "the definition of a trivial fine" for you? I certainly wouldn't.
- blitz_skull 3y agoI mean given the context we’re talking about? That’s absolutely trivial. A 20-operating-days fine wouldn’t touch my day-to-day life, I wouldn’t have to alter my behavior going forward at all, there would be almost 0 repercussions. Would I enjoy it? Certainly not. Would I change my behavior if it was generating billions in revenue? Certainly not. How is this supposed to dissuade FB at all?
- whimsicalism 3y agoNietzsche wrote about this stuff, doubt there is any magnitude of fine that would be acceptable to the baying masses.