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"Chicxulub impact" seems to be functioning as a bit of hyperbole to imply that this collusion was absolutely devastating, by analogy to the K-T extinction event
by TJSomething 5mo ago
"Chicxulub impact" seems to be functioning as a bit of hyperbole to imply that this collusion was absolutely devastating, by analogy to the K-T extinction event 66 million years ago.
Not that I really can tell what this was devastating to. Maybe United States v. Apple (2012), where Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins publishers, Macmillan publishers, Penguin Group, Inc., and Simon & Schuster, Inc. conspired with Apple to raise ebook prices?
- Sophira 5mo agoI can't say for sure, but is it possible they're referring to the founding of the Internet Association in 2012?[0] I don't think it's that, because the Wikipedia article makes it seem like it was a force for good, but at the time, it wasn't certain at all that it would be that way.[1] Beyond that, I'm not exactly sure what might be meant. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Association [1] https://reddit.com/r/technology/comments/xs4qw/google_facebook_ebay_and_amazon_and_create_the/ https://reddit.com/r/technology/comments/xs4qw/google_facebo...