It's illegal whether or not they act on it.

They’ve done better than I expected so far but Putin’s calling in debts.

We could avoid so many problems by developing the simple skill of telling rich people "haha no"

the Internet is such a democratizing force for this reason, and flooding it with ai slop feels like a very intentional act of sabotage by the billionaire class

Lucy: Were you listening Charlie Brown, or were you looking at the little red haired girl?

Lucy: Do not try and kick the ball. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.
Charlie: What truth?
Lucy: There is no ball.

Are you telling me that I’ll be able to kick the ball?

No, blockhead, I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready, you won’t have to.

Lucy: All I'm saying is this is the moment for you to show us what is real. If you want out, you'll take this pill
[shows Charlie Brown the red pill]
Lucy: But if you are where you belong, you can go back to this
[shows Neo the football]
Lucy: every day, over and over forever.
Charlie: Good grief

Lots of people are also too cowardly to call this shit out because they're afraid of burning bridges. I'm not worried about burning bridges with people trying to trick people out of real fucking work for no reward.

Starfucking, across the universe.
Boldly thrusting forward, still can't find his hearse.