I hate it when someone sends me a zoom link. It tries to download some file, while there's a tiny link to the web version available... Why would I install some program if I can just use it in my browser?
As a developer who can't control who distributes their software, I would simply change my license to exclude residents of California until this blows over, just to avoid the fine.
AUR works with binaries too, it creates an arch compatible package but that can be from source or massaging an existing package designed for a different distro (like .deb).
LLMs are great for rewriting your own words. It makes people more confident and it's what LLMs excel at anyway. It's not generating something out of thin air, i.e. taking away creative proces, in this case.
You're not speaking for all of us. People can talk and complain about anything they want. We don't need this kind of thought control here.
There is so much link rot, I wouldn't be surprised if most of the content on the internet has now vanished or become inaccessible