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danra on Feb 21, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Hit $115k/Month with a Status Quo Improvement

Spam is always going to exist. Might as well facilitate, make money, and try to influence the system from a position of power?

tempestn on Feb 21, 2019 [–]

That's like saying theft will always exist, so you might as well go steal things. Tools like this actively add to the quantity of spam out there, making it worse for everyone.

chii on Feb 22, 2019 | [–]

the analogy isn't to do stealing, it's to make lockpicks.

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