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HuckleB

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10. So you think pushing worthless scams is ok?

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 02:17 PM

Apr 2016

I don't. Thus, there is nothing convenient about it. It is reality, whether you like it or not. Promoting homeopathy is unethical, and that's being very kind. Utilizing dishonest click-bait links to promote is not ok. Promoting bad non-peer reviewed studies claiming an organic industry advocate organization found glyphosate in breakfast foods is also not ok. Attacking people who care about getting the science right as "Monsanto Trolls" is not ok. It's all the same kind of ugliness that Fox News pushes. It's not ok. Period.

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How Distorted And Fake News In The Age of Click-Bait Makes Life Hard On Citizens [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

IOW, how homeopathy endures at DU. HuckleB Apr 2016 #1

It's pretty cool how conveniently we can blame people's disagreement with our own positions LanternWaste Apr 2016 #9

So you think pushing worthless scams is ok? HuckleB Apr 2016 #10

Fox News in the context of click bait and fake crap, makes sense now. L. Coyote Apr 2016 #2

Indeed. Unfortunately, the practice has spread all too quickly. HuckleB Apr 2016 #5

It's a negative feedback loop, everyone competing for clicks means competing to most outrageous. L. Coyote Apr 2016 #6

I hate click bait........it's evil Demonaut Apr 2016 #3

+1 HuckleB Apr 2016 #8

Up-worthy is UNworthy lapislzi Apr 2016 #4

That stuff is really annoying, indeed. HuckleB Apr 2016 #7

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