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The lucrative world of literary scams

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    plutonic
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    Everything is a scam now, open fraud occurring across many industries, it's really sad and I hate it. Goodbye high-trust society, welcome to a life of questioning everything and assuming the worst...

    Everything is a scam now, open fraud occurring across many industries, it's really sad and I hate it. Goodbye high-trust society, welcome to a life of questioning everything and assuming the worst always. The internet has ruined everything.

    5 votes
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      Protected
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      Not directly, I would say. Anonimity may embolden people like this, but if we could make society work for the benefit of all and worked together to root out this kind of rot, rather than...

      Not directly, I would say. Anonimity may embolden people like this, but if we could make society work for the benefit of all and worked together to root out this kind of rot, rather than prioritizing profit, embracing disinformation and (bafflingly) defending extreme inequality, I suspect things would be going a lot better.

      The people who do this exist in the real world and can ultimately be made accountable for their actions if the will is there.

      3 votes
      1. plutonic
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        Oh, definitely. I'm not blaming the internet directly, it has just globalized scamming and turned it into a huge industry.

        Oh, definitely. I'm not blaming the internet directly, it has just globalized scamming and turned it into a huge industry.

        3 votes