Dude is going to prison for life. I can’t believe how many rationalists are out here suggesting he’s gonna just walk away from this “because he’s a democratic donor”.
Maybe there was a galaxy brained legal road he could have taken that limited his damage to 5-10y after spending 10MM on an extraordinary plea negotiation and shutting the fuck up. He passed that fork in the road a hundred miles back. Currently he is sounding and acting like a megalomaniac to the point of seeming mentally ill. One wonders if he even realizes he’s going to be criminally charged regardless of the outcome of his “fundraising”.
Repost from LessWrong:
Dude is going to prison for life. I can’t believe how many rationalists are out here suggesting he’s gonna just walk away from this “because he’s a democratic donor”.
Maybe there was a galaxy brained legal road he could have taken that limited his damage to 5-10y after spending 10MM on an extraordinary plea negotiation and shutting the fuck up. He passed that fork in the road a hundred miles back. Currently he is sounding and acting like a megalomaniac to the point of seeming mentally ill. One wonders if he even realizes he’s going to be criminally charged regardless of the outcome of his “fundraising”.
Interesting difference between LW and the EA forum then. Very glad to say I haven’t seen this take here even once.