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Exposing The Honey Influencer Scam (youtu.be)
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I can't think of anything more "late stage capitalism" than one of the most central internet companies propping up a fake product to steal crumbs from affiliate links of all things.

Considering how central "creators" and entertainment are to Yankee culture, I wouldn't be surprised if this even led to a Congress hearing lol.

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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 6 days ago

I once read that all innovation in internet services is basically figuring out a way to forcibly insert yourself between customers and vendors. This is as prime of an example as it can be.