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don’t deprive us from an uplifting nostalgic myth in these trying times
Even Microsoft Bob wouldn’t have hesitated for a second.
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I didn’t? how’d I fuck it up this time?
I’m talking to the clippy you successfully embedded
This is analognowhere, isn’t it?
Yes!
It looks like the Lemmy instance he uses got the “hug of death”, so while it’s down, enjoy some official merch!
Official clippy sticker here
Why are we using a Microsoft mascot as a symbol for fair technology?
Do people need a reminder of what Microsoft was up to when Clippy was a thing?
Doesn’t matter. Clippy was always hated on up until now, when it became a twisted symbol of the people who’ve had enough, and a mark we wear to symbolize willingness to stand up to bullshit. Kinda the same thing happened with e.g. anti-LGBTQ+ language, which we later adopted into something more positive.
Other posters have shared a link to why this is happening
Clippy always just wanted to help.
“I see you’re trying to maintain some privacy in a capitalist hellscape, would you like some help?”
![Clippy [Rule]](https://i.imgflip.com/a34fiu.jpg){kind=link}