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Cake day: February 27th, 2024

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  • They take getting caught seriously, not the stuff they get caught at.

    Wut. I’m not sure if this is a distinction without a difference, or a subtle distinction that I need a better grasp on continental philosophy to comprehend.

    It’s like saying a state doesn’t take murder seriously - they take getting caught seriously. It’s technically true if you parse it a certain way, but ultimately meaningless

    this kind of thing is not bad because it endangered people’s lives, it’s bad because it makes them look bad and might impact their exports

    Something can be bad for multiple reasons. Also, there’s multiple actors here. The operators of the state-owned enterprise have different incentives than the regulators