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Regarding the Diddy story…. Simply put, two determining factors of human behavior are sex and money, which extrapolate to power and control. People will give money for sex, give sex to get money. And give and get either one because they can and need to have more. Highly addictive stuff that power and control. Pretty sure there was enough of the sex, money, power and control going around to keep things going and to keep things quiet. Until somebody didn’t like something….

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Re: NIL earnings; i.e., athletes becoming rich off them, according to Becca Greenwall Wathen, a strategic partner manager at Meta, despite a few high-dollar deals for football and basketball stars, most athletes, while making money, are not getting rich. According to Wathen, the average NIL deal is anywhere between $500 and $2,000. (As quoted in DUKE Magazine, Fall 2024, p. 29).

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"Elon Musk, who has arguably become the most dangerous person in America..."

One reason I enjoy Dave's work is that amid the interesting quirky stories and generally-thoughtful analysis, we occasional encounter a hysterical, hyper-partisan outburst like this that is good for a chuckle. Evidently you can take the man out of Berkeley, but...

Never change! And go Cal.

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