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 access to science in favor of rich countries.
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demizerone@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just like the Olympics. The companies are vampire squids.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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 weeks ago
I thought you were a Biologist and were going on an actual rant about actual vampire squids
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
no I just imagined a small squid with tiny fangs
Kanda@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
That’s unfair to both vampires and squids