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by hexsprite 979 days ago
Just keep in mind some kids might be playing these games. So while it might be satisfying to stick it to the sites that are stealing your code, you might traumatize a child.
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No one is traumatized by seeing goatse. It is a right of passage for children to become true internet denizens, in fact.
Woof. What an alternate universe you occupy.
What alternate universe? I saw goatse as a child and turned out fine.
Won’t somebody please think of the children!!!?

Those children over there… sending each other lemonparty (oh wait that was us)

Nah the kids now are watching cartel and Ukraine videos while going “bruh on god based uhuhuh”

"won't someone think of the children!?!?!" is a meme for a reason.
But it's usually used ironically in situations where there is obviously no actual harm to children present. This is not one of those situations.
Kids are exposed to all sorts of things when they go to school, church, public playgrounds, or any other situation where groups are lightly supervised. I probably learned the word “fuck” in the fourth grade but my parents still haven’t heard me say it. Equating a shocking image with harm strikes me as naive at best.
>"won't someone think of the children!?!?!" is a meme for a reason.

Indeed, and it is well-represented here. In fact, I assumed we'd see some of it here and went looking for it. I was not disappointed. It means plenty of people missed the point entirely.