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Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
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The legacy of crypto isn’t a technology revolution but instead that it created a culture where get rich quick mentality, grifting and Ponzi schemes were a virtue. Then made these people rich enough that they could influence elections.
That and being the financial instrument for ransomware payments
Crypto’s Legacy Is Finally Clear
An anti-establishment technology for an anti-establishment age
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The legacy of crypto isn’t a technology revolution but instead that it created a culture where get rich quick mentality, grifting and Ponzi schemes were a virtue. Then made these people rich enough that they could influence elections.
That and being the financial instrument for ransomware payments