David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 5 months agoSpines: a VC-funded vanity publisher with added AIpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkSpines: a VC-funded vanity publisher with added AIpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareself@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months ago Spines’ pitch is heavy on resentment-based marketing: “… you will receive the feedback you so long for from the publishing world: a personal touch.” holy shit. I learned a new term today (resentment-based marketing) and I’m fascinated by how this could possibly work
minus-squarecerement@social.targaryen.houselinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months ago@self @dgerard all the right-wingers purchasing “woke” products just so they can film themselves driving over them, burning them, destroying them
minus-squareArturo Serrano 🇨🇴🤖👽🧙🦄@geekdom.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months ago@self @dgerard Their selling point being a “personal touch” from a *not-person* is too ironic for this reality.
minus-squaremkb@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months ago@self @cstross The recent US election would like a word.
minus-squareself@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agodoes the recent US election think it can show its face around here without getting its ass beat? foolish of it
minus-squareYourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoYeah, fuck off back to electoral college since clearly you never graduated!
minus-squareswlabr@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoIIRC elvis’s manager sold “i hate elvis” merch. It’s a long and storied industry
holy shit. I learned a new term today (resentment-based marketing) and I’m fascinated by how this could possibly work
@self @dgerard
all the right-wingers purchasing “woke” products just so they can film themselves driving over them, burning them, destroying them
@self @dgerard Their selling point being a “personal touch” from a *not-person* is too ironic for this reality.
@self @cstross The recent US election would like a word.
does the recent US election think it can show its face around here without getting its ass beat? foolish of it
Yeah, fuck off back to electoral college since clearly you never graduated!
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IIRC elvis’s manager sold “i hate elvis” merch. It’s a long and storied industry