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Share HN: Stack Overflow copy-paste monetization gag
1 point by usui on April 1, 2021 | hide | past | favorite
When I went onto Stack Overflow, I copy-and-pasted a snippet of JSX from a thread about in-line styling with z-index.

When I saw the rate-limited copy-paste functionality at the bottom right of the screen, I was already riled up and ready to be upset. I'd completely forgotten what day it was and just how quickly I bought into the fact that the tech industry isn't too far off from pulling something like this—maybe even worse.

Did anyone else fall for it or am I too gullible?



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