this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2024
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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Eh, that's a common hustle among people who need money.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not really something to be held up as an example of success. Not everyone can do that, or it wouldn't work. Plus there are people who could use that free stuff that he's essentially stealing from. Just goes to show that this guy has no ethics.

[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Honestly, I would argue at least a portion of those items would get thrown away if he hadn't gotten them. When someone wants something gone, and when a different person wants to acquire that particular thing don't always align. It's tweaker arbitrage, but it's not that big a deal IMHO.

The real moral failing from my perspective is not recognizing how much help he got, and how 'lucky' he was.