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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Holy shit, this is an old old meme. This image has got to be at least 25 years old

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 78 points 10 months ago (2 children)

it's a parody of this poster from early 2000s

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 51 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You wouldn't download the means of production!

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You wouldn't steal a policeman's helmet!

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

and then go to the toilet in his helmet!

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And give it to his grieving widow.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

And then steal it back!

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of course tankie-shaming is something the RIAA would do to deter piracy....

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I think it was created to make fun of the RIAA’s campaign back then, I don’t think they actually did it. Kind of like the “NAPSTER BAD” Metallica flash animation.

[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 8 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure if I dug into my backup-of a backup-of a backup-of a backup to get to my old files from the 00s I'd find this there. I might have even ironically had this picture on my Zune.