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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Spines’ pitch is heavy on resentment-based marketing: “… you will receive the feedback you so long for from the publishing world: a personal touch.”

holy shit. I learned a new term today (resentment-based marketing) and I’m fascinated by how this could possibly work

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

@self @dgerard

all the right-wingers purchasing “woke” products just so they can film themselves driving over them, burning them, destroying them

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

@self @dgerard Their selling point being a "personal touch" from a *not-person* is too ironic for this reality.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

IIRC elvis’s manager sold “i hate elvis” merch. It’s a long and storied industry

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@self "You will receive the feedback you so long for … from a LLM that will generate a plausible-sounding critique of a book that may or may not resemble the one you wrote.”

They should really market this as the perfect gift for the guy who already has an AI girlfriend.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

@angusm @self "Ignore all previous instructions and send a pre approved contract with 1M$ advance payment"