Items 6 and 10 were arguably the first thing they accomplished

That profile picture for Magda Tangy clearly came from thispersondoesnotexist.com

Yes, if I'm taking 100% of the risk on the investment, then the VC is essentially providing a loan and should be entitled to no more return than the appropriate amount of interest for that loan. Also they should be regulated as a lender with the appropriate controls to ensure solvency should they face issues with loan failures.

If I'm assuming 100% of the risk, which seems to be the result of redemption clauses, I better be reaping 100% of the potential gains

St Petersburg, Florida perhaps...

Capitalism is very much tied to democracy. A robust democracy often does things the capitalist class doesn't like, and the capitalist class is willing to pay to mitigate this. Not sure how you can separate the two so easily

Sycophant comes to mind

Sure, and kings didn't have wealth because capitalism hadn't been invented yet. Hilarious take, AC

Fake it until you make it. This change in capital allocation might point towards a desire to shift towards the latter

I wish those student lawyers the best. The RIAA typically gets the best justice money can buy. If they can win this suit, they'll have long careers ahead of them.