@FabianMosele The problem is not with Mementum Lab who act under the incentive of the law
It's the intellectual property cartel in general, who enable this behavior.
Prompts shouldn't be copyrighted, because ideas shouldn't be copyrighted. ideas are cheap, everyone can come with a thought
@iam_biglad1 No, it's because you can't "tax the rich". only tax the sector
tax incidence demand that the most elastic party absorb the losses- in this case the party who hold the cash: consumers and wage laborers
The "rich" are only affected by the trickle up of the purchase power erosion
@BladeoftheS How can Bad Thing #1 be bad, when Bad Thing #2?
That's not the gotcha you think it is. Especially given communists states tendencies to do exactly that but on much grander scale to prop dying industries
@FarmGirlCarrie I mean depending on the interest rate and their risk profile, that might be a correct financial decision. It's often not hard to beat the spread of a student loan (and it's an indefinite option call on debt forgiveness)
But I doubt they understand that
@DasKaufmo The episode does actually explain it
Caine is a C&A AI meant to preserve dev memories (one had a tumor). He was abandoned , and in boredom he found those brain scans. Simulated them into other NPC, and made the circus for them
The rest found the helmet in the abandoned office
@7why__ydm Risk profile. If you are dying you are more likely to default. Nobody will approve any loan worth your time
Berkshire Hathaway burns money by the day because the buffett premium erodes in value the closer he is to death. What can your 90 yo offer?
Also passing down the debt