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They care when they get big enough to attract attention from people like state AGs who can actually put the hurt on a bit. Uber and AirBnB both hit this point years ago; OpenAI's starting to hit it.


Altman is part of that Stargate Trump group now. He and his ilk will just get pardons.

Curious, though, can a corporation be pardoned?


The President can only pardon Federal crimes.

State-level crimes (like his NY felonies) and civil torts (like his case where he owes $500M currently) are separate.


Yet. Give it some time.


Sure, but in that scenario, it's a bit like the Last of Us characters being concerned about electrical meter readings. We'll have much bigger problems.




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