An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy
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An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy
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#2It's a older problem than Instagram.
One reason why people don't trust experts is that they see fake experts like Cokie Roberts and Jim Cramer on TV all day.
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#3the money must have dried up
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#4I love how articles like this make all these problems seem brand new. As if scammers never existed before the internet. The internet must be so evil.
Re: An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy
#5It's a older problem than Instagram. One reason why people don't trust experts is that they see fake experts like Cokie Roberts and Jim Cramer on TV all day.
How about Dr. Oz instead of Jim Cramer?
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#6Re: An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy
#7I love how articles like this make all these problems seem brand new. As if scammers never existed before the internet. The internet must be so evil.
They did exist before the internet. But could they reach the masses for so little out of pocket? Could they reach as many so easily?
Edit: To a degree, yes. Infomercials were wildly successful. But were there other ways?
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#8I love how articles like this make all these problems seem brand new. As if scammers never existed before the internet. The internet must be so evil.
They did exist before the internet. But could they reach the masses for so little out of pocket? Could they reach as many so easily? Edit: To a degree, yes. Infomercials were wildly successful. But were there other ways?
On the other hand, the Internet makes so many people aware of scams so there is less chance of any particular target falling for it. Of course, some people get so over sensitized to scams that they filter out all legitimate items to thinking it may be a scam.
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#9> This is how it works: someone working at facebook is taking bribes in exchange for the blue mark, a middle man will take your money (anywhere between $1000 and $15000 dollars, depending on your stupidity) and the friend at fb will submit an application for you to be verified. Hopefully it will be approved.
This is interesting if true
Re: An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
They did exist before the internet. But could they reach the masses for so little out of pocket? Could they reach as many so easily? Edit: To a degree, yes. Infomercials were wildly successful. But were there other ways?
On the other hand, the Internet makes so many people aware of scams so there is less chance of any particular target falling for it. Of course, some people get so over sensitized to scams that they filter out all legitimate items to thinking it may be a scam.
That's game theory 101. The grudgers/cheaters always thrive in the long run in an environment of zero-sum, miscommunication, and mistrust.