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Read the post again. "Word of mouth" was in scare quotes because this "word of mouth" is actually astroturfed product placement "native" advertising. (People f
by otabdeveloper4 3y ago
Read the post again. "Word of mouth" was in scare quotes because this "word of mouth" is actually astroturfed product placement "native" advertising.
(People forget that humans invented the advertising industry precisely to shield civilization from this kind of "word of mouth".)
- dale_glass 3y agoTrue, but it still has some upsides. These days I mostly hang out in dark corners of the net. If it's profitable at all to astroturf there, then it's barely so. And if you manage, it's mostly because you actually managed to make a positive contribution to the space at the same time.