That’s an interesting title. Bad things can happen to someone if that someone does something bad…

Welcome to the tautology club.

And it is amazing! Especially further north in like -20°C

It could be a good product. I neither hate it nor like it.

I personally know someone in advertisement and viral marketing is more widespread than I think people realize. That is why I would like people to be sceptical about stuff that gets recommended with this kind of frequency (and IMHO with text in a tone that I’ve read in actual viral marketing campaigns) especially if the product is commercial.

This method of advertising is used because it works and as you can see by the backlash here merely suggesting that it could be an ad and asking people to be sceptical/cautious is taken as breaking a social taboo.

My intention is not to personally attack you just to get that out of the way. That is why I prefaced my statement with the tinfoil hat part.

I don’t know if the company can afford that. I did not look into it enough but I know that viral marketing is not a very expensive marketing strategy and I hate it.

I can speak only on my experience here on Lemmy where I hear it mentioned with a rather high frequency and in ways that suggest to me that it could be an advert.

I will not apologize for being sceptical when it comes to commercial product recommendations and I suggest everybody do the same as viral marketing is extremely widespread in the modern net.

Ok I need to put my tinfoil hat on for a moment but I think there is some viral marketing going on for it on Lemmy. The frequency I see it recommended or mentioned and the unorganic way it is brought up gives me advert vibes.

I know of a case in a German university where something like that was dealt with quietly and internally.

But your argumentation structure is flawed. It would be better to argue what an organization ought to do and how that is legally and ethically justified than to argue that every organization would call the cops.

I mean your argumentation boils down to your own ignorance (I don’t know of any case ergo it is impossible/improbable) or hand waving that it is obvious. That is not convincing Argument imho even if what you are arguing for is correct. Which I don’t believe just to be clear.

Does that mean proton will not work?

Yes this all presupposes that this bias is a bad thing. Not saying that it isn’t mind you

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Yes and? Is the premise that capital only chooses bad things to research?

Minecraft and dwarf fortress. I may pick up factorios extension if and when I have time

Just thought of something: would you be afraid of animals/living things or other humans in your own room?

That’s how I feel when I am mentally there.

Nope. If you are deep enough surprisingly few things are alive down there. And if I’m alone in the dark my hearing starts to compensate for my lack of sight. Been under the earth a few times.

I would prefer a lantern or something next to me that I can turn on at any time though.

I blame my ancestors who were mainly miners but I am actually quite comfy underground. Be it in games like Minecraft or real life.

I dream of being able to sleep deep underground in a mine. Warm and completely dark. So dark that you cannot see your hands in front of your eyes. Water dripping in the background. That is my mental safe space tbh.

Gay people can be exchanged for goods and services.

It… It is? I am not a native speaker but I would’ve for sure thought it was a male name…

I once got a temporary ban on another platform for arguing/suggesting that dude has become genderless.

I know multiple woman that use “dude” that way, but some people are somewhat understandably sensitive on the topic of gender.

I don’t know about fake analysis but I imagine it gets quite complex

If that were true almost every non trivial proof would be way way wayyyy too long.

Yes and no. Iirc there definitely was some dubious sex thing but it was probably not illegal.