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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 97 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not ordinary Americans. That's piracy, which is a form of terrorism. Only the wealthiest asshole Americans can steal data.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Look at what happened to Aaron Swartz.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People having hard time conceptually understanding America is a class class society and that pedons are in fact not "America"

President musk and Sam altman = america

Sunzu2 the pedon =/= America

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

of the wealthy, by the wealthy, for the wealthy

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I mean America was lottery created by wealthy guys who didn't want to pay taxes.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think you mean “peons”?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pedons is French/shorthand for pedestrians

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How dare you call me a pedon, I am a PEON.

People these days have no respect.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah no doubt... People call me a pleb but I am a pedon

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Don't let ANYBODY ever call you a pleb, I know and you know that in your heart you are a pedon.

Raises mud clump in solidarity

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nahh pedon but similar meaning

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is a pedon? The dictionary says it's a soil sample.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is an old timer term for peasant

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago
[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

Dude, "stealing data" is not the preferred nomenclature, "protecting your IP", please.