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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If it was greed, they wouldn't be so incredibly happy to waste money on shit that supports their ideology. The cruelty is the point, not greed

[–] O4PetesSake@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the point of cruelty is to extract protection money, every time.

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Or to "teach a lesson" to everyone else.... Greed and cruelty go hand in hand.