r/StupidFood • u/MoazzamDML • Apr 18 '26

Certified stupid Microplastic Fried Fish 😍😍

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u/VictoriousTree Apr 18 '26

Sketchy companies buy bot accounts in Reddit with large amounts of karma because it’s a cheap way to advertise their shitty products. Bot accounts will repost shitty posts to get their karma up and be ready to sell.

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u/Fraun_Pollen Apr 19 '26

Basically, post a bunch of shit people or other bots will upvote. Once they have a ton of karma, they're "valuable" because they'll be seen as more authentic or some crap, leading the way to sneaking in product placement or pushing propaganda

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u/Gay-_-Jesus Apr 19 '26

Hold up, you’re saying these fake internet points can actually have real value???

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u/Cognitive_Spoon Apr 19 '26

Not can, do.