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[โ€“] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And there are people who do it maliciously, but it's also pretty common for well-meaning advocates to do it before they learn. That seems to be OPs case, at least on the surface of it.

[โ€“] Binette@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Never meant to imply that it was malicious, just that it's common and should be pointed out more often.