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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mamot.fr/users/pluralistic/statuses/113613802826171788">Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:04:14 JST</a><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" title="pluralistic@mamot.fr"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/1478-48-20250910232529.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Cory Doctorow" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Cory Doctorow</a><div><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113613799019383378" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>Solar is a market for (financial) lemons</p><p>I often write about scammers and hucksters, casting about for good visual representation. It wasn't until late January 2024 that I thought to look for an image of a carny barker and turned up this picture of WC Fields in full flight. He makes a lot of appearance after this point!</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/here-comes-the-sun-king/#sign-here" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/here-comes-the-sun-king/#sign-here</a></p><p>20/</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4143449#notice-8097907">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-12-08T07:04:14+09:00" title="Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:04:14 JST">Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:04:14 JST</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113613802826171788" rel="external" title="Sent from mamot.fr via ActivityPub">mamot.fr</a></span></span><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113613802826171788">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3652454">An image of a modest house with rooftop solar. Rising over the roof is a picture of WC Fields as a carny barker, waving his hat around and shouting.Image:
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I often write about scammers and hucksters, casting about for good visual representation. It wasn't until late January 2024 that I thought to look for an image of a carny barker and turned up this picture of WC Fields in full flight. He makes a lot of appearance after this point!
https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/here-comes-the-sun-king/#sign-here
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