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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

DDoS is more like everyone buying all the toilet paper all at once.

I would say its more akin to one malicious actor ordering a bunch of zombies to wander into a store, buy a roll of tolietpaper, walk over to the return counter, get a refund, and then go back to buy a roll of toilet paper, with the intent of clogging all the check out counters indefinitely.

But the root difference is that a DDoS exists to obstruct traffic not to perform a legitimate function. A bunch of people clearing the shelves of supplies before a storm are still intent on obtaining the things. Their traffic is legitimate, not an attempt to deny other people access to the store by spoofing serious interactions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Ah, okay, understood. That small distinction makes all the difference.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A DDoS attack on a street would be a protest with a march

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Perhaps you're thinking of a picket line during a strike? But a parade isn't tranditionally considered a hostile act.