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Would you say the same thing if a spammer posted here saying how they managed to make money off of email spam?
by ido 6y ago
Would you say the same thing if a spammer posted here saying how they managed to make money off of email spam?
- afiori 6y agoEven in that context it would be a weird comment: "I worry about what kind of people would fall for such spam, probably stupid attracts stupid" It is an insult-like judgment coming from moral highness, both of the posters and of the women mentioned. As an example, in both cases a comment like "this is a disgusting toxic way to use the platform" would have been less of an unwarranted insult that still communicates strong feelings.
- ido 6y agoYes, I agree with that. I just found it odd that people jumped to defend the guy that clearly was doing something pretty unsavory, especially when the line of defense was "well it works for him" - spam and dark patterns also work, otherwise people wouldn't use them.
- vmception 6y agowhats unsavory about sending messages from a popular profile and people finding that attention intriguing and less likely to ignore? not "earning" the popularity the way anyone imagined? every form of valuable popularity requires capital and external help. it has the same affect with the populous. sycophants with romantic interest are predictable.