AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.html
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.htmlRemember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful.
@rysiek Why do I feel like this is so hard for people to realize!??! Are our memories that short?
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.htmlRemember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful.
@rysiek: This means that this time some influencers did not sell out for money. And that's a good sign. Lesson learned, I guess.
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@rysiek Why do I feel like this is so hard for people to realize!??! Are our memories that short?
@jaye our collective memory seems to be, yes. Partially because we desperately lack solid media outlets that put things in perspective, provide context, and ask tough questions. There are of course notable exceptions, but not nearly enough these days.
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@jaye our collective memory seems to be, yes. Partially because we desperately lack solid media outlets that put things in perspective, provide context, and ask tough questions. There are of course notable exceptions, but not nearly enough these days.
@rysiek True! That’s why COVID lockdown feels like a big blur.
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@rysiek True! That’s why COVID lockdown feels like a big blur.
@jaye the whole society seems to have gotten a pretty bad case of Long COVID.
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.htmlRemember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful.
@rysiek In my head, NFT always stood for no fucking thanks.
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.htmlRemember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful.
@rysiek Maybe I'm just thinking of an older era of capitalism, but what happened to companies actually making products and services that consumers want? And spending money on innovation in order to have offerings that are superior to the competition? The prevailing attitude (at least in Big Tech) seems to be "we're shoving this down your throat whether you like it or not."
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@rysiek Maybe I'm just thinking of an older era of capitalism, but what happened to companies actually making products and services that consumers want? And spending money on innovation in order to have offerings that are superior to the competition? The prevailing attitude (at least in Big Tech) seems to be "we're shoving this down your throat whether you like it or not."
@Intaglio_Dragon funny you should ask, I actually wrote about that:
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit tons of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.htmlRemember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful.
@rysiek I remember they were telling artists that if they don’t become NFT artists they’ll be left behind
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@rysiek I remember they were telling artists that if they don’t become NFT artists they’ll be left behind
@diemkay I mean, the cynical take is that artists always get "left behind", or more precisely, shafted by capitalism. NFTs are just one of the many, many scams built around that.
But yeah, the whole "left behind" narrative is so thirsty it's hilarious.
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@rysiek Maybe I'm just thinking of an older era of capitalism, but what happened to companies actually making products and services that consumers want? And spending money on innovation in order to have offerings that are superior to the competition? The prevailing attitude (at least in Big Tech) seems to be "we're shoving this down your throat whether you like it or not."
@rysiek @Intaglio_Dragon The core root of capitalist marketing science is not about fulfilling needs. It is about creating them.
See the latest case:
Revealed: Trump already made plans to personally profit off of airport name change - NewsBreak
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