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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 15:10:27 JST Aral Balkan

   A timely reminder that “punishable by fine” means “legal for the rich.”

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 18:14:30 JST Aral Balkan

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     • kotaro

     @kotaro Potato/potatoe (which is the point the saying makes).

   • kotaro (kotaro@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 18:14:31 JST kotaro

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     @aral I understand what you are saying.
     But you seem to think that "unpunished" is the same as "legal." That is not true. It is an area that is not punishable by law but is punishable by cancel culture.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 21:44:50 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Christopher Scott

     @mckean Something tells me there are quite a few steps we could take between fines and cutting off limbs, don’t you? :)

   • Christopher Scott (mckean@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 21:44:51 JST Christopher Scott

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     @aral I think we already did the cutting of limbs thing a while back, that wasn't well received either. What are you proposing?

   • amd (amd@social.amd.im)'s status on Thursday, 20-Apr-2023 06:12:23 JST amd

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     @aral Example: I once knew a VC who would take the HOV lane when alone and just pay the couple of tickets a year they got for violating the rules. They believed the time savings accrued by staying out of traffic was worth the fine.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 20-Apr-2023 06:13:12 JST Aral Balkan

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     • amd

     @amd A VC, you say. How shocking.