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[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just like the Olympics. The companies are vampire squids.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 20 points 2 months ago

That's unfair to both vampires and squids

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

vampire squid makes them sound cute, they are literally the scum of the earth: They are leeching billions from what is normally a tax funded sector and on the side heavily polarising publishing and access to science in favor of rich countries.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah they are more like Humboldt squid. They live below most things, in the dark, and surface when it is dark. They will eat others, of their own kind, if they are injured, or otherwise inhibited, or because their group isn't finding adequate feeding fast enough.

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I thought you were a Biologist and were going on an actual rant about actual vampire squids lol

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

no I just imagined a small squid with tiny fangs