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I find these stories amusing as I weigh the negative effect of the reviews vs. the benefits of getting a story "trending" and assume this event ends up being a
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
I find these stories amusing as I weigh the negative effect of the reviews vs. the benefits of getting a story "trending" and assume this event ends up being a net positive for them.
Obviously it doesn't make the scamming acceptable, but the "tragedy lottery" aspect fascinates me.
- faldore 4y agoIt's called the Striesand Effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
- y42 4y agoIt would be Streisand if someone desperately tries to cover something by preventing public awarenes and then public awarenes kicks in. I would rather call it "there is no such thing bad publicity".