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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

"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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[-] johanbcn@lemmings.world 33 points 2 months ago

I found out about this the other day and the first impression I got was that someone hacked their server and put this just for laughs.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago

Yeah it's legit, it's been up a hot minute (since May iirc). I clicked the wrong zlibrary bookmark out of reflex and then remembered how hilarious the scare screen was.

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