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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

The prize is named after the dude, he doesn't get to decide the rules of its award in perpetuity.

Yes he does. It's the law.

Nobel's last will specified that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind"