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Remembering the Corrupted Blood incident: That time WoW was overrun by a virtual plague now referenced by Covid-19 researchers (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, at the time I assumed that the people intentionally spreading in game were just trolling because there was no actual danger to themselves. Reality proved that tons of people are fine with harming themselves as long as they harm others at the same time.

[โ€“] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago

Or the miraculous assumption that surely I won't become infected, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna be safe for other people!