
jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
It's an interesting test of one's ethics when you are presented with a check by a questionable entity, and after you say "no" they keep adding zeros to get you to say "yes." That said, this implies an underlying objection that must be overcome, and it's entirely possible at least some of these folks simply didn't care, or have measurable ethics, to begin with
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/sep/30/riyadh-comedy-festival-saudi-arabia