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In the Swedish version, they just make up the commands.

You're only meant to use the downloads if you already own CS2, but as CS2 is seven years old at this point, this is just enforced with an honesty system.

People really like to dismiss that by calling it transgressive humor, but it's really not? You never truly get made fun of for being part of the majority.

you don't have to be dishonest, a ripoff, "evil/mean/douchey", someone selling themselves and their principles out for a dime, or morally bankrupt to become successful

but it helps

Then perhaps you shouldn't get legal counsel from Wikipedia ;)

Possession of it was grounds for conviction in US vs Knox.

Arguably the bigger problem is that interesting content is determined by popular consensus, which rewards ingroup signifiers and pandering to the majority.

> it may become a target of the US government.

The FBI might target them, but most likely for their laissez-faire moderation where deleting a subsection literally dedicated to child pornography caused a major uproar.

What about HN voting specifically prevents the first case (agree/disagree) from happening?

At $20 you'd only need a single decade to make up the costs :)

I'd wager it's more the fact that its worth is effectively entirely based on its reputation.

Yes, "ultimate job killer" is the right way of writing it.

This seems likely - the "police are dumbasses" mentality, and popular image of LulzSec as clever hackers really doing it for "lulz", allow them to present stories like this -and- gain support.

Not to dismiss the possibility entirely, of course - but it is awfully consistent with their previous attempts to hide the fact that they're on a sinking ship.