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Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by diminoten »

h2s wrote: post #40

This is really weird. Everybody on HN appears to be praising this for the clever entrepreneurial idea. I'm kind of amazed that I'm apparently about to be the first person on here to call this out as a hugely misogynistic endeavour. Women should not be treated as a SaaS product.

If it makes you feel any better, you can pay me $39 and I'll pretend to be your boyfriend on Facebook.

On a slightly more serious note, this is, in itself, not really sexist in your typical "Internet at large" sexisism. Don't get me wrong, there is some very serious and deep seated (seeded?) woman hating that occurs on the Internet, but this isn't it. This goes way beyond the Internet, and into ancient mores that carry across time and culture, which are definitely sexist, but not the kind of sexist you find in Halo 4.

More like the kind of sexist you find when you wander Amsterdam's red light district. Old-school misogyny.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by noname123 »

h2s wrote: post #40

This is really weird. Everybody on HN appears to be praising this for the clever entrepreneurial idea. I'm kind of amazed that I'm apparently about to be the first person on here to call this out as a hugely misogynistic endeavour. Women should not be treated as a SaaS product.

I agree. But I wish I could be treated as a SaaS product. I mean men are also objectified by socioeconomic status. Just go into any strip clubs and you'll see that it's not a man's character but the size of his wallet that determines a woman's attention. Or any bar or nightclub for that matter where it's determined by a man's race and social status in whatever social scene that the venue covets in.

Man I wish I could monetize on my sexuality because I think I have plenty to give to any needy ladies. Sadly, the backwards 21st century social construct constricts me into repressive gender-roles where I have to solicit sexual services instead of being receptive to all outstanding sexual advances that are demanded of me out there. I only hope feminism could advance further to erase this injustice for gender equality for all.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by krickle »

ahelwer wrote: post #19
krickle wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sexual selection has been observed in other animals. It's inaccurate to say that all men or all women are alike but it's not far fetched to think humans have certain behavioral trends.

Sure. And when these discussions on the internet happen in a vacuum of social studies or experiments it inevitably devolves into people dumping their half-baked post hoc rationalizations on each other backed by some crap anecdotes. It also inevitably turns sexist, especially given the issue at hand.

Ah, I misunderstood you. You're right that our own opinions aren't really relevant without a study.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by shellehs »

Like since years ago, in China there are some singles using online or offline methods, to request to rent a boyfriend/girlfriend to go home with him/her, during the days of traditional Chinese new year Chunjie. Because their parents did not want to see them go home alone, maybe, kids went home alone at age 20s was shame to the parents in the hometown I guess.

But to the kids, they simply want to avoid parents and relatives to ask them again and again "why did you not find a boy/girl?" "You are not child, you need a partner." "Look at the one (who was a neighbor or someone's parents also living in the same place or whatever), he/she is better than you and has not been single any more." "...". So many questions like these. They will never lose passion to ask you such question till you move ass away home.

But these days, boys still lament how hard to stop single life and to find a Goddess, Goddess these days refer to the one you have no chance to make her be your girlfriend. I think fake girlfriend should be a good idea to some people. Some boys will say that cause girlfriends are expensive, they cost you lot of money as well as energy. Having a fake girlfriend You could feel not lonely while don't really need to spend too much.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by capkutay »

Slowly the crooks/phonies are integrating with the social web. Yelp reviewers, linkedin skill endorsers, facebook friends/significant others should be taken into account only if you can confirm it in real life or at least trace it to some level where you can be 90% sure it's the truth.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by throwaway125 »

mylittlepony wrote: post #39
untog wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fascinating. Even more fascinating when you think that there is no guarantee that the person advertising is the person in the pictures. Rip photos from unsuspecting innocent FB profile, create a new one, post on fiverr, profit!

In case someone too naive reads parent, I can count at least 3 crimes there: using someone else's image without consent (is there a name for that?), impersonation, and fraud.

is there a name for that?

At the very least it's copyright infringement, although I'm not sure it's criminal copyright infringement.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by mylittlepony »

throwaway125 wrote: post #47
mylittlepony wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In case someone too naive reads parent, I can count at least 3 crimes there: using someone else's image without consent (is there a name for that?), impersonation, and fraud.

is there a name for that? At the very least it's copyright infringement, although I'm not sure it's criminal copyright infringement.

I was talking about the protection of your personal image. Let me give you an example: Let's say you are walking down the street, and I take a picture of the street (perfectly legal). But then I crop and zoom the picture to show only your figure, and publish it. That's not legal. I don't know whether it belongs to copyright law (I could imagine something like 'you own the copyrights of any pictures taken of your image') or it's something else.

Re: Website Sells Fake Facebook Girlfriends

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Post by tsotha »

hooande wrote: post #26

Social hacking at its finest. The benefits of a fake girlfriend go far beyond attracting a real girlfriend. Everyone looks differently at someone who is dating a hot chick. This could be just as valuable in terms of general networking or self promoting. It makes me wonder what similar ideas are out there. For the majority of people, social capital is the most valuable kind of capital there is. Facebook itself is kind…

>Everyone looks differently at someone who is dating a hot chick.

How do you think they will look at you when the truth comes out? I expect the negatives will outweigh any transient positives by a considerable margin.

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