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minus-squaremondo_brondo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s no different today. There’s plenty of misinformation all over the internet.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s very different today. People have learned to get rich selling misinformation to morons. At least you knew Aunt Marge probably didn’t have a complete understanding of whatever she was telling you.
minus-squaremondo_brondo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoPeople have gotten rich selling bullshit for a long time. The term “snake oil salesmen” is not new.
It’s no different today. There’s plenty of misinformation all over the internet.
It’s very different today. People have learned to get rich selling misinformation to morons. At least you knew Aunt Marge probably didn’t have a complete understanding of whatever she was telling you.
People have gotten rich selling bullshit for a long time. The term “snake oil salesmen” is not new.