[BrenBarn]

Are you saying that because you're cynical you thought Altman would always go for the biggest money grab possible, and so you won't criticize him on that basis? I'm cynical enough to think a lot of people will always go for the biggest money grab possible, but I still will criticize them for doing so.

[overvale]

No, I'm saying I'm cynical because I assume that whenever this much money is involved there's no way events unfold in a fair, ethical, utopian way. It always turns into a knife fight in the mud.

[BrenBarn]

Okay, but what I'm asking about is this part of your previous comment:

> It seems that Altman has a lot of detractors here, and I'm not sure why

Why are you confused/surprised that Altman has detractors?

[overvale]

I should have structured my sentences a little better. I'm not confused about why he has detractors, I'm confused as to why people thought it would go any other way with this munch money on the line.

But, you're right, that's no reason to refrain from criticizing them for it.

[horisbrisby]

It seems a bit strange to me that we as a society have agreed to arrest everyone in the knife fight in the mud despite very little risk of innocent parties wandering into the mud to be hurt, but if you put on a dress shirt..

[jgalt212]

But they should unfold in a legal way. And I'm not convinced that they have.