Degenerates are like a judge accepting a bribe in exchange for a favorable ruling.
The judge's name is Sisamnes and his court decision leads to an unjust outcome.
As punishment for his corruption, the king orders Sisamnes to be flayed alive, removing his skin in a brutal and public execution.
The skin of Judge Sisamnes is used to cover his court chair.
This furniture made from flesh becomes a symbol for future judges to rule without corruption.
One of the earliest written legal codes was in ancient Babylon: if a builder builds a house that collapses and kills the owner, the builder is sentenced to death. The rule of thumb is having your skin in the game.
This particular person–Sisamnes–is both the result of precise prior conditions and the product of his own choices. He let his hopes and goodwill get the better of his practical judgments.
Now, comes the problem. Like builders in Babylon creating houses, how can a writer with large language models have skin in the game?
