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> The fact the case has been thrown out suggests not though

A billionaire managing to get a case dismissed in the US legal system hardly suggests an accusation has no merit.

Touche.

I don't know enough about the US legal system to comment but there certainly does sometimes seem to be an element of "whoever has the most money to throw at lawyers wins".

> "whoever has the most money to throw at lawyers wins".

100%. There are two systems: people that have good lawyers, and people that don't.

His sister claims all of the big social media companies are conspiring against her in an attempt to help Altman.

It's not hard to imagine how a person who suffered legitimate abuse at the hands of one of the most influential people on earth could develop this kind of paranoia.

It's only slightly harder to imagine that the tech oligarchy really is conspiring against her.

To be fair the club is pretty small, I'm pretty sure they keep in touch.

Didn't elon bang one of the Google founders wives?

Oligarchs gonna garch.

So, if you were accused of raping someone, you should just suck it up and go to jail and just because you have money, you are guilty, right? Not supporting Sam here, but this kind of thinking sets a dangerous precedent.

It just means what they said, that if you're a billionaire, getting a case thrown out in a country like the USA, shouldn't get you any points regarding to common people's belief if you're guilty or not.

That's just how it is. In the US he gets to not go to jail in a justice system where nobody believes he's actually innocent, because he has money.

So, you're saying you care about social media perception rather than actual justice? That checks out..

No, that's why the trial was invented.

So, if he sinks, he's a witch?

The concept of "trial" has changed a lot over time, even in English Common Law.

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