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You seem to be going so far out of your way to be uncharitable that you've stopped caring about whether your statement makes the slightest bit of sense. Surely there's still some form of mindless consumption available that would provide more entertainment than donations to FOSS projects? It's not a very high bar to clear?

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The folks running ransomware rings make a lot of money. Sending $400k to a project they like might be their mindless entertainment. There's only so many ways to spend money that doesn't involve meatspace transactions... which you'd probably want to avoid if you know your wallet is being scrutinized by the best-funded investigators on the planet.

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