I find this rhetoric so tiring.

Evil? Really? Seems a bit dramatic.

PrairieFire 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I am with you in that this rhetoric is getting exhausting.

In this particular case though I don't think "evil” is a moral claim, more shorthand for cost externalizing behavior. Hammering expensive dynamic endpoints with millions of unique requests isn’t neutral automation, it's degrading a shared public resource. Call it evil, antisocial, or extractive, the outcome is the same.

	▲	consp 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> shorthand for cost externalizing behavior I consider that evil, having no regard for the wellbeing of others for you own greed.

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LastTrain 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

OK. How about shitty and selfish then?

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sensanaty 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What other word would you use? I find "evil" quite an apt description.

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themafia 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can be ignorantly evil.

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sodapopcan 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Absolutely evil.

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philipwhiuk an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Lawful Evil

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Forgeties79 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

When they routinely do things like take down public libraries yes I consider it evil too.

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Afforess 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Sounds like you have zero empathy for the real costs AI is driving and feelings that this creates for website owners. How about you pony up and pay for your scraping?