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What else can I say, I just don't like MrBeast very much.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (2 children)

By sold well do you mean he bought himself a million copies so it could be said that it sold well?

That's the entire fucking streamer house of cards.

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s just a normal thing best selling authors do

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Yeah the ceo of my company did this to then use the books as swag at tradeshows and meetings

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

You got any evidence to back that claim up?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 57 minutes ago (1 children)

I've added '& Mr beast shill' to your growing list of tags reminding me why I ought to not take anything you say seriously.

You're one of my least favorite people on Lemmy. Thought you should know. Cheers!

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 points 46 minutes ago

And what are you hoping to achieve by telling me this? I'm genuinely asking.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's a pretty commonly utilized tactic that's especially employed by grifters who want to lend credence to the grift and political operatives who want to... lend credence to their grift. Occasionally though by people who want to gain notoriety in a field they're new in, keep up a streak of success if they're not sure about the book's quality, or do a book tour and have something to sell the talkshows. In all cases it's employed by people with more money than talent.

A source among many about NYT influence peddling: https://londondaily.com/evtepe-new-york-times-bestseller-list-exposed-fake-editorial-manipulation-not-sales-based-rankings

This other source is more specific to what the other commenter was referring to though: https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/politicians-political-groups-buying-bulk-books-reports-2f81ef

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I wasn't questioning whether anyone has ever done this. I was questioning whether they have even a single piece of evidence suggesting that this particular person has done so or if this accusation is purely motivated by simply not liking them which does not justify spreading disinformation.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

The source for the claim of booksales in the original article are the same sources who can't be trusted in mine, so it's a fair bet that influence peddling at the very least played a part. NYT wheels and deals off popular people who are authors, always has.