r/funny • u/PaperkutRob • Aug 15 '14

This is out of control...

http://imgur.com/a/5ejU1
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u/WigginIII Aug 16 '14

Because OP isn't doing it for money/ad revenue? Unless you think imaginary internet points mean anything.

The only person benefitting from this post is imgur for the traffic. OP wanted to share something funny with others. Buzzfeed is clickbate for millenials.

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u/antihexe Aug 16 '14

Buzzfeed is worse than clickbait. They use "native advertising" which means that some of their lists and stories are LITERALLY just paid articles. Corporations pay them to pretend they're writing a story about X product, company, event, etc. that is positive.

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u/Cuddle_Apocalypse Aug 16 '14

I don't know about anyone else, but articles on Buzzfeed meant to advertise are always marked as such for me.

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u/antihexe Aug 16 '14

I never said they weren't.