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minus-squareD61 [any]linkfedilinkEnglish15•9 months agoCounterpoint, if they haven’t done it by now, they aren’t going to.
minus-squareMoonworm [any]linkfedilinkEnglish24•edit-29 months agoI don’t agree. Also they don’t ever have to do it, the potential is enough to be valued; but furthermore the rights themselves can be bought and sold, speculated on, and generally financialized.
minus-squareREgon [they/them]linkfedilinkEnglish15•9 months agoYeah, but they could. We all know they won’t, but they could and that’s enough to make them mad enough to fight it.
Counterpoint, if they haven’t done it by now, they aren’t going to.
I don’t agree. Also they don’t ever have to do it, the potential is enough to be valued; but furthermore the rights themselves can be bought and sold, speculated on, and generally financialized.
Yeah, but they could. We all know they won’t, but they could and that’s enough to make them mad enough to fight it.