[iamnothere]

“Don’t be a scammer”

“Don’t be an AI bro”

“Don’t be a Russian”

“Don’t be a fascist”

“Don’t be an antisemite”

“Don’t be a (insert boogeyman here)”

“Don’t be a sympathizer”

“Don’t be an enemy of the state”

These words are manipulations, and they will eventually catch up with you.

[Cider9986]

"Don't be a pirate"

Agreed. No way I will ever use Codeberg from now on.

[b40d-48b2-979e]

Comparing crypto scammers to political dissidents is a WILD slippery slope strawman.

[iamnothere]

Your willful lack of understanding is remarkable. There are non-scam uses of crypto, although I admit that there are more scams right now than non-scams. Regardless, painting all crypto devs as “scammers” is as absurd as painting political dissidents as “subversives” or “traitors”. It’s manipulative language, and it opens the door for classifying other software as “good” or “bad” based on highly flexible public opinion.