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frozen_tuna t1_ix4buoc wrote

So the first instinct would be to think that the top 2-3 most discussed bras (any item, really) are the best bras. A few years ago, this would almost certainly be true. Nowadays, however, companies can and do astroturf to steer the conversation. #1 might actually be #1. It also might not be.

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Taalnazi t1_ix4oqez wrote

What's astroturfing?

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PM_ME_UR_SEAHORSE t1_ix4qf1q wrote

Astroturfing is paying people to pretend to care about a certain issue or have a certain opinion on a product or things like that, so it gives the impression that it is popular. Like when a politician pays people to come to their rallies, or pays fake protestors to show up where their rivals are, or pays people to tweet or leave reddit comments or make Facebook posts promoting something.

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frozen_tuna t1_ix5ckg6 wrote

Like when Disney releases Andor, the millionth Star Wars tv show, and everyone on the sub is subscribed to Disney + and loves the show. I'm sure some people like it, but the amount of attention its getting is ridiculous. Or when Paramount+ launched and every comment seemed to highlight the support for 4k content... as if every other service didn't already have that or as if people really cared enough to mention it in the comments they were making. That one was belligerent.

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