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can we stop using the euphemism "influencers"? There's several words in English to describe them. I like "shill"
by fnord77 5y ago
can we stop using the euphemism "influencers"? There's several words in English to describe them.
I like "shill"
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- warent 5y agoI think most influencers openly communicate that they are sponsored. A shill intentionally obscures it. In this sense it's not a euphemism, it's just a different thing altogether.
- fnord77 5y agountil the influencers were forced to disclose they were sponsored (in the US), they actively obscured the fact. shills by intent