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by JumpCrisscross 1167 days ago
> it does change the calculus enough that so long as no one else really cares about your crime, they can let it slide

This ignores the other side of the calculus: the political and career benefits of high-profile takedowns. I don't claim this balances across the power spectrum. But it's a far cry from the dystopia OP posits.