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In other words, the same value as porn or romance novels, just without knowing it. But those things do have value given that people pay for them knowingly.

• Sander_Marechal 2y ago
  Yes, but porn and romance novel buyers know what they pay for. The AM users did not.
  • fsckboy 2y ago
    fantasy is fantasy, it's what humans do. it's not a key element of a story that "this isn't real!", quite the opposite.
    • afavour 2y ago
      The point is that AM was not selling fantasy. They were selling the potential of real world hookups.
• jollyllama 2y ago
  No. Did you read the GP? When you buy a romance novel, you don't think a real life person is going to come out of it and romance you. It's a transparent fiction.
• afavour 2y ago
  > the same value as porn or romance novels, just without knowing it It’s the “just without knowing it” part that makes it the scam.