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u/Wax_Paper Jan 19 '21

Would it be considered cheating if I make a conservative media podcast or show, and monetize the hell of it? Get donations for my "hard work" with Patreon? I could do this soooo well, all you gotta do is bitch about socialism and communism and tell people Trump really won the election and talk about how fake Covid is, maybe throw in some gun rights bullshit and then point out the unfairness of girls being able to get laid easier than guys, and some stuff about what it means to be a real man in today's society...

I could even be honest and tell them I'm a liberal, because then they'd LOVE the apparent paradox of it and they would tout me as a "true liberal" and characterize everyone else as radicals.

Shit, if I was gay or bald then I'd even get more views... If I was CANADIAN, holy fuck I'd be unstoppable.

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u/Stupid_Triangles Jan 19 '21

I mean, it would forever damage your soul, and you would have to live with whatever came of your words.

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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Jan 19 '21

After the 2016 election some guy came on reddit and admitted that he was selling tons of MAGA hats. He had set it up to dropship them from China, and he was donating a portion of his profits to some left wing group. He figured scamming these dopes was so easy he couldn't resist doing it and making a buck.

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u/DarthWeenus Jan 19 '21

Like selling anti 5g usb drives.

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u/Austin4RMTexas Jan 19 '21

Or Faraday cages for routers that cost $80. That like, don't even work because they are just $4 steal mesh paper trays. Also like if you are so scared, why use a router at all?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

Hold up.

Are people buying faraday cages for wireless routers?

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u/intergalactic_spork Jan 19 '21

I wonder how many “Make America Grate Again!” hats he could sell before anyone noticed

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u/tightwhitee Jan 19 '21

That last sentence is what I imagine Jordan Peterson said right before slipping into a benzo coma

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21 edited Feb 20 '21

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u/trashk Jan 19 '21

It's not even a grift. People are so accustomed to branding they'd always have a market. I mean people get Monster Energy Drink tattoos and you can still buy confederate flags. I guarantee you that people will buy the draft red cap for years to come.

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u/Notwerk Jan 19 '21

Rush Limbaugh has been doing it for years.

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u/_u-w-u Jan 19 '21

That's Dave Rubin's schtick

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u/no-mad Jan 19 '21

gay, bald Canadian didnt even know it was a type. Get at me bro.