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Is it? How? In your mind, does it imply some particular humiliation or something?

• dang 2y ago
  It's a variant of the "shill" argument, implying that the other person isn't posting in good faith.
  • cess11 2y ago
    Sorry, I don't follow. How do you arrive at that implication? Why would someone having a pecuniary interest in something necessarily make them insincere?
    • dang 2y ago
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