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0 pointskolbe10y ago0 comments

To add another reason why his analogy was irrelevant and misleading, no one got thrown in jail. Lumosity got fined 0.01% of what some bank fines have been over the past few years.

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nkrisc10y ago· 3 in thread

That is also a good point, though I don't see how the comparison to what banks were fined is relevant or enlightening.

kolbeOP10y ago

I like to contextualize the real magnitude of 'illions. There are many people who hear "$2M" and think it's a large fine. It's actually relatively modest, and I wanted to provide a point of reference for people to know how modest.

thaumasiotes10y ago

> The order also imposes a $50 million judgment against Lumos Labs, which will be suspended due to its financial condition after the company pays $2 million to the Commission.

The whole piece is pretty unclear about whether they're shutting down Lumosity, or shutting down Lumos Labs while somehow not shutting down Lumosity.

nkrisc10y ago

I think a better yardstick would be comparison of fines for similar offenses.

kazinator10y ago· 3 in thread

Relax, I was just posting a deliberate piece of hyperbole to test whether someone might want to fine me.

kolbeOP10y ago

Then why the downvote? If I was just falling into your deliberate trap, you shouldn't be taking it out on my karma.

kazinator10y ago

I never simultaneously downvote and reply to something. That shouldn't even be allowed. The downvote can be regarded as a form of reply to something that doesn't deserve the normal reply. Under that view, it is contradictory to apply both.

pkofod10y ago

Why do you assume you know who downvoted you?

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