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Well done on pointing out exactly what everyone here is saying in the most arrogant way possible. Also, well done on linking to your own comment where people explain this to you.

The problem is that there is no way to "block me if you don't want me". That's the entire issue. The methods these scrapers use mean it's nigh on impossible to block them.



"Your inability to engineer is not my problem".

See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45018660


So far it's actually not. Though it is getting harder.

I suspect we'll get integrity attestation or tokens before it becomes an unsurmountable problem to block bots.




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