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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Calling out shills used to be like a sport.

[–] Stovetop 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Personally, I used to be an amateur shill spotter in my free time, but 8 years ago I was in an auto accident on my way to work that left me paralyzed from the waist down. Shitty as it was, it was honestly the excuse I needed to finally pursue my passions with all this new free time I suddenly had, so I basically went all in and became a full-time shill spotter.

It was going well at first, but I quickly found myself hitting a wall. Lot of shills were flying under the radar that I didn't see until it was too late. Turns out it wasn't me, but bad equipment. My fiancee, who sadly passed away a few years ago, bought me this pair of SpezTech credibility goggles that have really elevated my shill spotting game. I wouldn't have thought I needed them, but now I honestly can't imagine how I ever went without them. It makes it so much easier to spot astroturfed product placement.

That same pair has held up really well over the years and I probably would have been fine with just the original, but I did get a few specialty pairs that I use for calling out fake sob stories and political bad actors. They weren't the cheapest, but for what you get out of them, they're well worth the money.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow those SpezTech goggles sound great! Where can I get a pair?!

[–] Stovetop 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I DM'd you a link.

!Not really though!<

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Sure they are even better than I thought 🤩

I’m going to order more pairs for my family!

[–] renzev 7 points 9 months ago

This is a masterpiece

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

r/hailcorporate was great back before it became one big ads platform.

[–] A7thStone 8 points 9 months ago

I loved hailcorporate until it was taken over by crypto bros.