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Are there any Hungarians here who can enlighten us about what was controversial?

• meindnoch 3y ago
  Author was the guest of honour for the opening panel of a book festival. An influencer was also present on the panel, and was expected to converse with the author. The influencer promoted herself instead of conversing the author. People who were there to learn about the author got outraged and demanded the influencer to apologize. The influencer apologized. The author says he wasn't offended, and doesn't think there was anything wrong.
  • short_sells_poo 3y ago
    I suppose it's not just the author who was cheated, but the audience. The author might be OK with not getting as much limelight as planned, but if I went to a book festival to see and hear a favorite author, but instead it was some random instagram goober promoting themselves talking, I'd be pissed too.
    • jamincan 3y ago
      If you read the linked post from John Scalzi, it's pretty clear the audience wasn't deprived of him.
  • littlestymaar 3y ago
    Just a random Tuesday on the outragenet.
  • kcartlidge 3y ago
    > An influencer was also present on the panel It should be clarified that she is also a newsreader and runs a book club. There's nothing wrong with being an influencer, but to not mention the rest is incomplete.