• themeatbridge
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    1310 months ago

    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.

    • @mondo_brondo
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      710 months ago

      People have gotten rich selling bullshit for a long time. The term “snake oil salesmen” is not new.

      • wrath_of_grunge
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        110 months ago

        the history of people getting rich selling bullshit goes all the way back to the time when there was bullshit, money, and rubes to sell it to.

    • ivanafterall
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      410 months ago

      I’m much less likely to ask Aunt Marge, at all, these days. She got so angry.