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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:00PM (#27147401)
This sounds like the kind of argument a ransomware developer would use to delude themselves... or quite a lot like the "Bitcoin is actually good for the environment!" people.
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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by HarryHirsch on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:16PM (#27147581)
Wasn't that what Jesus said about Judas Iskariot? To paraphrase: there must necessarily be evil in the world, but woe to the one who makes himself its conduit.
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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by fastball on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:14PM (#27147557)
Maybe let's try more substantive arguments than a genetic fallacy.
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