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Pentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri in 2023 (www.rollingstone.com)

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[–] brucethemoose 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I think it’s more “there’s no such thing as bad attention.”

Any engagement compounds, and at some point, turns into money. It’s not a mystery either, it’s a systemic issue from the way people are fed information now, thanks to the engagement optimization race to the bottom.

Celebrities can certainly fall, but it’s only if they’re boring.