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[–] MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

It's the perfect cover because it can be both simultaneously to different audiences, creates controversy and engagement which drives publicity, and sells. Companies have been doing this since the invention of the picture record sleeve.