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  • Type: Video. Title: “I installed Linux (so should you)”. Author: “PewDiePie”. Publisher: “YouTube”. Published: 2025-04-26T21:29:28Z. Accessed: 2025-04-27T05:34Z. URI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0.
  • thatradomguy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This just reminds me of how Hitler stole and used the Buddhist symbol for his whole Nazi regime. This guy has nothing to do with Linux, but because it’s him, people are now all of the sudden willing to listen. The fuck?

    • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      3 hours ago

      I don’t understand your comparison; how does the misappropriation of a symbol equate to one using their popularity to increase awareness of a subject?