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Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by stopsayingsorry on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @07:27AM (#50257517)
Nobody cares what you do, you are not smart enough. If you even entertain the idea of "let's just block datacenter ips!", all you accomplish by doing that is showcasing your incompetence and lose all respect from legitimate users who are good at tech. The scraper will just turn the resi proxy and will continue as is.

But maybe selecting for tech illiterate cattle as your userbase is what you want, then I guess more power to you. Don't be surprised by the scorn though.

Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by hypfer on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @07:29AM (#50257547)
I mean I am very willing to just try and see what happens?

Maybe I'm an idiot and it is a bad idea. But also maybe not?

Isn't it good if I "showcase my incompetence and lose all respect"? Wouldn't that be beneficial to people that disagree with these ideas?

Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by stopsayingsorry on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @07:45AM (#50257689)
Smart humans build mental models to predict the world or look what worked for others, but if you want to set yourself on fire to understand that it's a bad idea, you're free to do so, the smell is annoying though.

So go make the internet a little bit shittier just to discover once again the "data center is gone, yet total bot traffic is the same" wisdom. You already encouraged others to do the same, so the damage is already close to maximum your insignificant existence can accomplish.

Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by splatter9859 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @08:07AM (#50257928)
You seem to have some strong feels about this subject a bit disproportional to what the comment entails. I fail to see how someone sharing their opinion on HN equates to them having an "insignificant existence".

I get the frustration, but perhaps changing the target somewhat might be in order here, no?

Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by hypfer on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @07:47AM (#50257705)
I have to ask: is this an LLM? :D

Why would you just try the insulting harder? Why not pivot to literally any other strategy lmao

I mean I guess this would work on a lot of people here, but three times in a row? Come on man. Skill issue

Re:Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult c... by cavacavacava on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @08:46AM (#50258299)
Man I understand you. You are right on this particular subject. However if you are so angry it’s probably because of something in your life is wrong and not this person on HN. I am saying this as someone who did have very strong opinions on hacker news and in the end I just feel shameful about it.

Take a big breather and think: « how can I have a nice day? ». It’s not that serious!