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pyman ◴[] No.44488332[source]
Anthropic's cofounder, Ben Mann, downloaded million copies of books from Library Genesis in 2021, fully aware that the material was pirated.

Stealing is stealing. Let's stop with the double standards.

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1. kube-system ◴[] No.44493242[source]
> Stealing is stealing. Let's stop with the double standards.

I get the sentiment, but that statement as is, is absurdly reductive. Details matter. Even if someone takes merchandise from a store without paying, their sentence will vary depending on the details.