• rnercle
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    9411 months ago

    andy88, if he cares about proton, should have resigned yesterday

    • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Isn’t 88 neo-Nazi code for “heil Hitler”? And isn’t putting it in binary to disguise it evidence that he knows full well what it means?

      • @Trent@lemmy.ml
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        9911 months ago

        As much as I’m not terribly fond of the guy, IIRC he’s 36, which makes ‘88’ likely short for 1988, the year he was born.

        • @AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev
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          1611 months ago

          8 is also a lucky number in Chinese culture. I’ve seen a lot of "88"s in Chinese social media just because of that.

          It always sucks when shitbags co-opt innocent symbols and language.

        • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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          4611 months ago

          Oh OK, that makes sense. Still, an unfortunate choice of username that could add to the confusion.

        • @zephorah@lemm.ee
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          This was my first thought, as it’s a very common username addon. I was unaware of all the other stuff.

          • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]
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            411 months ago

            While yes adding your birth year to your username is common (but terrible OpSec), adding 88 or HH or other Nazi symbolism is also common among their community. Especially in an open setting.

            It serves as a shibboleth for the alt-right that you are one of them.

      • _cryptagion [he/him]
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        The number 8 is considered the luckiest number in China, and is associated with wealth. The year 1988 also happens to be his birth year.