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"zomg russian cyber criminals are using free books to fund their lavish lifestyles!!!!!!1!1!!!!1! you should go support ~~corporate rent seeking publishers~~ 'creators' by paying thousands for basic knowledge!!!11"

this shit sounds like it was written by a middle schooler making a history presentation. it's hilarious

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS BOUGHT A RAINBOW!?

I'm impressed.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know right? They don't come cheap from the Rainbow Factory, those ponies drive a hard bargain.

[–] Crotaro@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

Memories once buried have been unearthed...

But really, books already are not the way to make a fortune unless you are in the field of basically being able to dictate what books are used in every educational institution in an entire nation. How would they imagine a pirate, who shares these books, has server upkeep to pay and at best gets very sporadic donations, could afford a lavish lifestyle from this endeavour?

[–] sakuragasaki46@feddit.it 3 points 1 month ago

It's for rainbow washing :)