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[–] uralsolo@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe astroturfing, but most likely just people trying to be morally superior to one another.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah all the ethics behind it are arbitrary.

Unless someone wants to grandstand themselves for internet points it's pointless. A majority of people know to buy something if they like it and it's not going to change the mind of people who weren't going to buy it from the beginning.