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  3. 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

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.html

    Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

    jaye@theforkiverse.comJ oaj@mastodon.com.plO wideeyedcurious@mstdn.socialW intaglio_dragon@furry.engineerI diemkay@hachyderm.ioD 5 Replies Last reply
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    • rysiek@mstdn.socialR rysiek@mstdn.social

      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

      Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

      jaye@theforkiverse.comJ This user is from outside of this forum
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      @rysiek Why do I feel like this is so hard for people to realize!??! Are our memories that short?

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      • rysiek@mstdn.socialR rysiek@mstdn.social

        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

        Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

        oaj@mastodon.com.plO This user is from outside of this forum
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        @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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        • jaye@theforkiverse.comJ jaye@theforkiverse.com

          @rysiek Why do I feel like this is so hard for people to realize!??! Are our memories that short?

          rysiek@mstdn.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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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.

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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.

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            @rysiek True! That’s why COVID lockdown feels like a big blur.

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            • jaye@theforkiverse.comJ jaye@theforkiverse.com

              @rysiek True! That’s why COVID lockdown feels like a big blur.

              rysiek@mstdn.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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              @jaye the whole society seems to have gotten a pretty bad case of Long COVID.

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              • rysiek@mstdn.socialR rysiek@mstdn.social

                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

                Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

                wideeyedcurious@mstdn.socialW This user is from outside of this forum
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                @rysiek In my head, NFT always stood for no fucking thanks.

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                • rysiek@mstdn.socialR rysiek@mstdn.social

                  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

                  Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

                  intaglio_dragon@furry.engineerI This user is from outside of this forum
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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."

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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."

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                    @Intaglio_Dragon funny you should ask, I actually wrote about that:
                    https://rys.io/en/180.html

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                    • rysiek@mstdn.socialR rysiek@mstdn.social

                      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

                      Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡

                      diemkay@hachyderm.ioD This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @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

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                        @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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                        • intaglio_dragon@furry.engineerI intaglio_dragon@furry.engineer

                          @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 @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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