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tridim

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8. It's both, and each extreme is simple to identify.

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 08:35 AM

Jan 2014

For example there is lots of snake oil for sale on Amazon.com, and in every case the customer reviews point it out early and often. Baloney, self-regulated.

It is much more difficult to determine what is BS in the establishment because they have lobbyists and a massive advertising budget.

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