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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by jchw on Sunday September 29, 2024 @10:56AM (#41687837)
"Dumb" is an insult to someone's intelligence, as if the problem is them. Ignorant is a bit closer.

But that's not actually my point to be honest, my point is that the problem is not the people who are getting screwed over. It's the people screwing them over.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Sunday September 29, 2024 @01:08PM (#41688719)
The people screwing them over rely on a target rich environment.

One could not exist without the other.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by jchw on Sunday September 29, 2024 @01:52PM (#41689043)
Uh huh. And what do you think causes a "target-rich environment" anyhow? Just people getting dumber for no reason?
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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Monday September 30, 2024 @03:11AM (#41694365)
Everyone being pushed down Maslow’s hierarchy of needs due to macroeconomic and political forces, generally. Possibly by a population wide event like a pandemic too, of course. And/or religious influence.
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