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Covid Influencers: Who Is Risa Hoshino?

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Re: Covid Influencers: Who Is Risa Hoshino?

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Post by beepbooptheory »

fxtentacle wrote: post #18
sizzle wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow why did you stop running that company?? Over saturated market? Where did you source your material? Who did designs? Any funny stories? Super unique, thanks!

> why did you stop running that company I ran out of bikinis to sell. And since the novelty was wearing off anyway, I decided not to order a 3rd round of inventory. You have to buy this stuff in bulk to get a good price. > Where did you source your material Dongguan Humen Yihao Clothing Co., Ltd. (not sure, I believe they were called differently back then) But MOQ was 1000+ pieces each for 5+ designs, so 5000 bikinis…

This is really interesting overall, but I gotta say, just saying this:

> And I'm guessing you can also imagine how publicly reciting these stories could get me into trouble in today's political correctness culture.

Is far more creepy than whatever fraught power dynamics you were probably a part of! Not a big deal, but it made me laugh.

Re: Covid Influencers: Who Is Risa Hoshino?

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Post by fxtentacle »

beepbooptheory wrote: post #21
fxtentacle wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> why did you stop running that company I ran out of bikinis to sell. And since the novelty was wearing off anyway, I decided not to order a 3rd round of inventory. You have to buy this stuff in bulk to get a good price. > Where did you source your material Dongguan Humen Yihao Clothing Co., Ltd. (not sure, I believe they were called differently back then) But MOQ was 1000+ pieces each for 5+ designs, so 5000 bikinis…

This is really interesting overall, but I gotta say, just saying this: > And I'm guessing you can also imagine how publicly reciting these stories could get me into trouble in today's political correctness culture. Is far more creepy than whatever fraught power dynamics you were probably a part of! Not a big deal, but it made me laugh.

I'm not concerned about people reading the whole story and having a bad impression. I'm concerned about people deliberately cherry-picking a part of the sentence to quote out of context just to stir up outrage. Outrage can be monetized extremely well on social media and, sadly, some people will follow this financial incentive no matter how unethical.

I've already seen an unflattering partial quote of one of my HN comments end up in a newspaper once, so I'm a bit careful about that. But it would be very difficult to write a funny and juicy story in such a way that it is "evil quote safe", which is why I decided against it.

Re: Covid Influencers: Who Is Risa Hoshino?

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Post by the_doctah »

HonestOp001 wrote: post #17

What an amazing way to silence / doxx people. 1. Ask “who is ?” 2. Conduct background 3. Reveal the handle’s real name and address. 4. Retreat to them being a public figure when people criticize your doxxing. 5. Real name person now has people threatening them. 6. Journalist gets accolades amongst the echo chamber for the expose. 7. Journalist looks for other people they do not agree with. 8. Go to 1

It's almost like you're offended by this liar spreading disinformation being exposed. What are you upset about exactly? These people need to be exposed. She should be banned from social media like everyone else who has been censored for "disinformation".

Re: Covid Influencers: Who Is Risa Hoshino?

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Post by sizzle »

fxtentacle wrote: post #18
sizzle wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow why did you stop running that company?? Over saturated market? Where did you source your material? Who did designs? Any funny stories? Super unique, thanks!

> why did you stop running that company I ran out of bikinis to sell. And since the novelty was wearing off anyway, I decided not to order a 3rd round of inventory. You have to buy this stuff in bulk to get a good price. > Where did you source your material Dongguan Humen Yihao Clothing Co., Ltd. (not sure, I believe they were called differently back then) But MOQ was 1000+ pieces each for 5+ designs, so 5000 bikinis…

Wow thank you for taking the time for such a detailed, thought out response. I really enjoyed hearing your story, which ran through my mind like a documentary on this seedy underworld you are shining a light on.

What are you up to after this learning experience? Working in e-commerce? Tech?

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