If you had the opportunity would you act as a paid shill? Would you do it for your ideology, or against your ideology if the money was good enough? If you decided to be a paid shill, what would you do? Is it unethical to shill? It all seems like a paid marketing scheme, so on paper it doesn't seem to be the worst thing.
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>>146404
I would hope I would have something better to do with my life than work to spread whatever ideology in obscure places. It's just not exactly what I had in mind for "what do I hope to accomplish before I die." I guess it might matter exactly what I am shilling though.
I would hope I would have something better to do with my life than work to spread whatever ideology in obscure places. It's just not exactly what I had in mind for "what do I hope to accomplish before I die." I guess it might matter exactly what I am shilling though.
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For my ideology? Sure, there wouldn't be a conflict of interest. Against? There are some things money can't buy.
Why are you even asking?
Why are you even asking?
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>>146414
Libertarian, anti (liberal) government activism. Not going to give the name away, as that might give me away.
Libertarian, anti (liberal) government activism. Not going to give the name away, as that might give me away.
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>>146404
Wouldn't ever shill my own ideology, as that would imply the value of the word, of the idea, has a price tag attached.
Now, the opponent's ideology, on the other hand? Oh, I'd shill that heavily, all while lifting some Jewish tricks for myself, pulling in their dough while playing them like a fiddle, leaking internal details to the other side. Hey, if they were dumb enough to hire me on, they deserve nothing less.
Wouldn't ever shill my own ideology, as that would imply the value of the word, of the idea, has a price tag attached.
Now, the opponent's ideology, on the other hand? Oh, I'd shill that heavily, all while lifting some Jewish tricks for myself, pulling in their dough while playing them like a fiddle, leaking internal details to the other side. Hey, if they were dumb enough to hire me on, they deserve nothing less.
>>146418
Taxes seem to be their focus. While I haven't actually gone for the interview or anything, it seems they would want me to use twitter to "correct" and bully pro tax people.
Taxes seem to be their focus. While I haven't actually gone for the interview or anything, it seems they would want me to use twitter to "correct" and bully pro tax people.
>>146411
By definition, shilling is the act of someone acting as a disinterested third party championing aan ideology/product or anything else really. It's a dishonest sales strategy because you are not being truthful about your product/ideology, it is not being sold or adopted based on its merit, but on deceiving a target audience.
Say I was selling you a product I claim increases your virility by an order of magnitude when it really doesn't, in order to make this product more appealing, I pay someone to testify that it really does work as advertised and that they are not affiliated with me in any way. Both claims are obviously false, but it takes advantage of the dynamic between trend setters and trend followers, "Well if it worked for him, I might as well try it myself!".
Merit is all that matters, if we can't sway someone with clear, concise arguments and proof that can be crosschecked, than what is the point? How are we any better than those fucks touting communism as the best thing since sliced bread?
By definition, shilling is the act of someone acting as a disinterested third party championing aan ideology/product or anything else really. It's a dishonest sales strategy because you are not being truthful about your product/ideology, it is not being sold or adopted based on its merit, but on deceiving a target audience.
Say I was selling you a product I claim increases your virility by an order of magnitude when it really doesn't, in order to make this product more appealing, I pay someone to testify that it really does work as advertised and that they are not affiliated with me in any way. Both claims are obviously false, but it takes advantage of the dynamic between trend setters and trend followers, "Well if it worked for him, I might as well try it myself!".
Merit is all that matters, if we can't sway someone with clear, concise arguments and proof that can be crosschecked, than what is the point? How are we any better than those fucks touting communism as the best thing since sliced bread?
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>being paid
>going against your ideals
I shiggy diggy.
>going against your ideals
I shiggy diggy.
>>146404
I am 100% against weed and the legalization of it and vote against it in EVERY ballot it comes on. But at the same time I have stock in multiple medical marijuana companies. I am a weak man and enjoy my money too much to NOT invest in it.
I am 100% against weed and the legalization of it and vote against it in EVERY ballot it comes on. But at the same time I have stock in multiple medical marijuana companies. I am a weak man and enjoy my money too much to NOT invest in it.
>>146404
Honestly, I might shill if the money is good enough. After they stop paying, I would near certainly reveal that there is a shilling operation because I find them sketchy (possibly while shilling if they have poor surveillance). But if I could get any other reasonable job, I would probably do that.
Honestly, I might shill if the money is good enough. After they stop paying, I would near certainly reveal that there is a shilling operation because I find them sketchy (possibly while shilling if they have poor surveillance). But if I could get any other reasonable job, I would probably do that.
>>146460
It's actually a pretty ancient concept. In old-time medicine shows where a guy would be trying to sell some bullshit elixir that's supposed to cure diseases or whatever, he'd always have a couple of plants in the audience whose job was to stand up and mention how great the elixir was, as if they were just random citizens who happened to be passing by.
It's actually a pretty ancient concept. In old-time medicine shows where a guy would be trying to sell some bullshit elixir that's supposed to cure diseases or whatever, he'd always have a couple of plants in the audience whose job was to stand up and mention how great the elixir was, as if they were just random citizens who happened to be passing by.
Absolutely not.
If I was "shilling" it would have to be for something I actually believe in. At that point it wouldn't be shilling but rather telling people about something I actually think is good/cool.
I won't even buy games that are published by companies I don't like, even if the game itself looks good. I just go without it until someone else buys it for me.
If I was "shilling" it would have to be for something I actually believe in. At that point it wouldn't be shilling but rather telling people about something I actually think is good/cool.
I won't even buy games that are published by companies I don't like, even if the game itself looks good. I just go without it until someone else buys it for me.
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