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I hope you see the difference between fake praise and harrassment. "Both sides are wrong" doesn't mean they are equally bad.
by matsemann 7y ago
I hope you see the difference between fake praise and harrassment.
"Both sides are wrong" doesn't mean they are equally bad.
- jshevek 7y agoThat's why I used relative language such as "as morally superior as they evidently believe" Edit: If someone is caught posting fake positive reviews to boost a rating[1], that doesn't make it okay to post fake negative reviews 'to fight the good fight'. [1] As opposed to impugning someone's character via impersonation, as appears to be happening here
- deith 7y agoIt's not fake praise vs harassment, it's fake praise vs fake criticism. In any case this will make for an excellent marketing campaign. I don't even know what the book is about (I assume something politically charged because of this campaign) but now I know the book!
- catalogia 7y agoIt can be [and is] fake criticism and harassment at the same time. These are not mutually exclusive in the slightest.
- catalogia 7y agoExcerpt from the article: "Jason: I saw one troll spoofing your name and picture post an extremely nasty, long-winded comment on Goodreads, discussing intimate details of your family life and making it sound like you want to kill yourself. None of this could be considered a review of your book by any conceivable means, yet Goodreads still hasn't removed it. What's going on here?" I'm really curious how anybody thinks this isn't harassment.
- jshevek 7y agoI do not believe that the author has faked their own fake criticism in this case, but this marketing tactic has been used successfully before by others.
- thiagomgd 7y agoThat's completely true. Even though I don't agree with fake positive reviews, I have seen enough harassment against authors and books