On: Illinois college, hit by ransomware attack, to shut down

[daniel-cussen]

Don't assume loans are that simple. Everyone assumes they're that simple. They're deadly, it's the compound interest, the intrinsically runaway loan, the situation Hell is based on. It leads to gambling and prostitution for example. All sins.

[feoren → daniel-cussen]

> It leads to gambling and prostitution for example.

That took a wild turn. Does allowing ice fishing on Lake Michigan also lead to prostitution?

[TapWaterBandit → feoren]

I borrowed $10 from a friend for lunch once and within a year I was having to give out handjobs by the waterfront just to pay off the interest.

[daniel-cussen → TapWaterBandit]

I believe you. I mean I know you think you're making stupid-sounding shit up, but you are not. There are real loans like that. There's extra steps in between, the loan shark has game. But borrow $10 from the wrong guy and it will get worse. It can absolutely be that slippery.

[daniel-cussen → feoren]

Does ice fishing as you describe involve debt?

[solveit → daniel-cussen]

I... do not believe the university is particularly likely to fall down that path.