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   Rebecca Watson (rebeccawatson@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-May-2025 03:20:16 JST Rebecca Watson

   Adam Conover got famous for promoting critical thinking in his show “Adam Ruins Everything.” Now he’s getting paid to promote an orb that scans your eyeball in exchange for crypto currency, which was trained on poor villagers in Africa and Southeast Asia. Yes, really. https://skepchick.org/2025/05/adam-conover-ruins-his-own-reputation/

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     Puncha Not See (weirding_is_real@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-May-2025 10:04:49 JST Puncha Not See

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     @rebeccawatson

     Rebecca you've done a really good job of avoiding career-ending-contracts. It feels like a lot of otherwise good creators are getting scammed into tanking their own influence, which I think is the point. Put a creator in a position to piss off their base, and pay them well enough to ensure that they do it. Keep sharp. 🩷

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 14-May-2025 10:07:03 JST Rich Felker

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     • Puncha Not See

     @Weirding_Is_Real @rebeccawatson This is a really great observation, and really the literal meaning of "selling out". And I guarantee they're not getting nearly their (former) worth for it.