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minus-squaredemizerone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoJust like the Olympics. The companies are vampire squids.
minus-squareiAvicenna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agovampire squid makes them sound cute, they are literally the scum of the earth: They are leeching billions from what is normally a tax funded sector and on the side heavily polarising publishing and access to science in favor of rich countries.
minus-squareKanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat’s unfair to both vampires and squids
Just like the Olympics. The companies are vampire squids.
vampire squid makes them sound cute, they are literally the scum of the earth: They are leeching billions from what is normally a tax funded sector and on the side heavily polarising publishing and access to science in favor of rich countries.
That’s unfair to both vampires and squids