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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Dec 2015

    Really enjoyed the new Star Wars, by the way. My heart does sink when I think about how that $200M could have otherwise been spent though.

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      2. Lars Christoffersen‏ @lars_ole 17 Dec 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral hmm, don’t agree. However we should make sure that large cooperations pays their share to societies, which they don’t right now.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Dec 2015
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        @lars_ole Don’t agree that my heart sank? ;)

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      1. Marcel Schmitz @  🇵🇹‏ @schmitzoide 19 Dec 2015
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        @aral imagine it profits double or triple its cost, some money could go to charity.

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      1. Linus Olsson‏ @bonq 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral oh no there are so many other movies that deserve that way more!

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      1. Larry Rosenthal‏ @LarryRosenthal 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral just think, it could have been spent on educating kids to code, thus ensuring Star Wars games and VR movies for the millennia.to come.

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      1. Liggi‏ @Liggi 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral Would be significantly more effective to take the money MADE for good causes. ;)

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      1. Leanne Johnson‏ @minxlj 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral …do need the fun and entertainment at times. Hope you enjoyed the film, haven’t seen it yet despite being in Disneyland ;)

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      1. Leanne Johnson‏ @minxlj 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral I know what you mean, but that’s the same for all entertainment, football, sports, even the theme park I’m stood in now - but, we…

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      1. Becky Stevens‏ @hybredbecky 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral sometimes it's good to spend money on things that will give joy to so many people

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      1. Mike Tⓐylor  🇬🇧  🇪🇺‏ @MikeTaylor 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral Think of this, though: it will make 200M people happy, at a cost of $1 each. Seems like a good deal to me.

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      1. ฿Ɽ₳Đ ⱧɄ₦₴₮₳฿ⱠɆ‏Verified account @bhunstable 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral perhaps, but I'd argue Star Wars inspired a generation of scientists and techies. $200 mil not a bad price IF it happens again

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      1. This Vooght #FBPE  🇳🇴  🇪🇺  🇬🇧  🇸🇪‏ @tmvmedia 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral or the $4 billion Disney paid for the Star Wars film rights.

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      1. James ༀ Barrett‏ @JimBarrett 17 Dec 2015
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        @aral Think how they could spend the $2 billion they will generate.

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