Much the same with taxes, once you start it can be hard to stop.
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And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.
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Yeah, no shit. Trump has shown what happens when you bend ov-I mean, give the bully your lunch money.
and that's why governments don't negotiate with terrorists / hostage-takers - if the attackers achieve what they want that way, you just encourage them to do it more
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This is one thing Mythos Class AI is going to be good for. Don't pay the hackers. Hack the hackers. And then take their money. This is now a lawless world.
Paying a ransom doesn’t buy trust: It buys hope from people who have already proven they’re willing to extort you! If criminals learn that victims pay, asking for a second ransom isn’t a betrayal of the deal. It’s just the next logical business decision. 🤷
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Sounds like the "Gawd Damn Lochness Monster!"
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duh
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