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> It was a no brainer for them from a strategic point of view:

Why elevate what is likely the work of a few committed private individuals to the level of some strategic state conspiracy?

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My thoughts exactly; I recall stumbling across libgen back in 2018 - it even had a user forum; back then it was clearly just a one-person operation. I got the impression it was someone who liked collecting, organising and sharing PDFs that interested them. And then with time it, the site blew up in popularity.

Occam's razor is strong here

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