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|    Aaron Thomas to Ron L.    |
|    Re: Google/Reddit Collusi    |
|    16 Aug 25 20:33:23    |
      TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A49       MSGID: 1:342/200 827ecb3c       REPLY: 1:120/616 c04f1670       TZUTC: -0700        RL> It used to be that publishers functioned as a sort of gatekeeper. They        RL> would only publish books that (they think) would probably sell well        RL> (i.e. they were at least pretty good). Today, anyone can publish. So        RL> we have tons of ebooks and, as the saying goes, 90% are crap. But we        RL> can't find the 10%. Amazon had the opportunity to be the way we tell        RL> what's crap and what's not, but if they won't let people leave bad        RL> reviews, that won't work.        RL>         RL> AT> Don't worry: I'll fill in for you on non-woke reviews on Amazon. Mayb        RL> AT> my air filters seemed a little like they were made by DEI hires, or        RL> AT> something ;)              It's like we talked about before: institutions being infiltrated by the left.       Something I'm realizing about this Amazon review situation is that books are       probably one of the primary (and most sacred) propaganda tools that the left       has. So when you became a threat to their narrative, you became a threat to       their livelihood. They wouldn't have minded if you gave a bad review on a pair       of socks.                     Side-story: I often get offers to "Leave a review" after purchasing things       online. I ultimately ended up buying my air filters recently directly from the       manufacturer and I saved about $30. Then they sent a follow-up email saying       "Please leave a review."              So my review was like this:              "Excellent filters, excellent service, and excellent President Trump."              I'm still waiting to see if they approve my review ;)              --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/64)        * Origin: JoesBBS.Com, Telnet:23 SSH:22 HTTP:80 (1:342/200)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 114 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/700 705 266/512 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757 342/200       SEEN-BY: 342/202 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 902/26 5075/35       PATH: 342/200 229/426           |
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