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This is a tactic we used to see in hip-hop promotion. A smaller, lesser influential person would try to call out an established name to try and curry "underdog
by ItNeverEndsForU 5y ago
This is a tactic we used to see in hip-hop promotion.
A smaller, lesser influential person would try to call out an established name to try and curry "underdog points" in the hope to stoke a conflict. It gets you cheap but large promotion if you can pull it off. If it didn't work, at least you can say you fought the good fight.
No real risk. No actual loss.
- jnnx 5y agoDid you even read the actual article? She wasn’t promoting herself at all. She was very clear and concise about what she was saying, and why she was saying it. I understand that a certain set of Fanbois will always see the world in this myopic lens, but that doesn’t mean that’s how the real world actually works…
- modularform12 5y agoExactly. There is Tim Ferris and there are these whiny losers who want to take from others to fund their miserable existence.
- KaiserPro 5y agoI'm assuming you didn't actually read the article, considering you've not comprehended the argument here. OP is a pains to point out that there isn't much wrong with tim, its just what he's peddling is bullshit. They they go on to make a fairly obvious point that we can't all work four hour weeks, not with the world as it is.
- shlant 5y agothe "they are just doing this for clout" retort is tired and lazy. Please stick to addressing the authors arguments instead of assuming their intentions as a way of invalidating their points.
- ItNeverEndsForU 5y ago> accusations that I didnt read anything > accusations of fanboy Not only did I read this weak attempt to pass of petty gripes as brave political stances, but I've read the author's other petty stances, too. https://jessicalexicus.medium.com/nobody-will-ever-give-a-flying-f-ck-what-teachers-think-so-heres-some-photos-of-women-bathing-f1aaa4335b95 https://jessicalexicus.medium.com/nobody-will-ever-give-a-fl... What a delightful screed. I really enjoy it's mask-off partisan nonsense, her dedication to single-issue fixation, and her ability to shoehorn that issue into any context she can conceive of. A real wordsmith.... who is just shoehorning her gripes using the exact tactic I described above. Maybe Teen Vogue can snap up this shining star before she starts her own Substack Incoming fangirl downvoting in 3, 2, 1...
- shlant 5y agoit's impressive that you've now read 2 of her articles and wrote 2 comments without addressing a single point that was made. Maybe character assassination is all you have at your disposal...
- wonderwonder 5y agoPeople are downvoting OP for this but they are not wrong. Article very clearly has the authors name on it and its posted on Medium where the author gets paid based on user interaction. They are very clearly attempting to leverage Tim Ferris' name for personal benefit. Nothing wrong with that but why downvote someone for pointing it out?
- shlant 5y ago1. Are you saying that anyone who writes anything about anyone else with a following is just doing it for clout/exposure? 2. The main reason the OP is being downvoted is because assuming a writers intentions (based on nothing) and using that assumption to discredit everything said is unproductive and bad faith
- wonderwonder 5y agoRegarding point 1, essentially yes unless they are writing anonymously, everyone on some level is attempting to leverage a person with name recognition for exposure. They may have altruistic intent but if no one knows who you are then without exposure your message is lost. Regarding point 2 everyone assumes intent from what they read, it's human nature. People simply disagree with what they assume. You are assuming why people you have never met are downvoting OP. We all do it.