Yeah this is Ponzi scheme level of "well duh, of course that would be punished eventually". The elites only get away with similar because they share a cut with the correct local dons and only some of their business is fraudulent, like good organized criminals.
Going purely con and purely independent is how you get made an example out of.
If it was me making the post, I'd just take the argument of "they only don't like it when they lose, because they use bots all the time for this shit".
If the law doesn’t exist, that kills revenue systems for basically every content creator of any kind that doesn’t make their own site and find their own advertisers from scratch. And while I’ll agree that many content creators and several of the platforms would make me happy by failing, your idea of “legalize royalty/ad fraud” is insane, with far too many consequences. Go on, present your side of the argument: if I enter into an agreement where I tell a person “if I make a thing, you can distribute it and then we’ll split the revenue” and then I intentionally deceive them into giving me money by faking the distribution numbers, why is that okay?
I've come across many screenshot posts on .win from several years ago where the post's content is no longer available, making it impossible for me to see what the post was about. So no, screenshots are not forever.
Since there are some advantages to both, then I would argue that people should provide both a screenshot and an archive link. It doesn't take much time at all, and that way you get the best of both worlds.
There are alternatives to wayback machine, and you can also download the archive to your own computer if you're worried about the website taking it down.
Also, archives allow those of us who actually read past the clickbait title (wild I know!!) the chance to learn more about the situation and glean, instead of just reacting to clickbait and reacting like an NPC.
that would be called ad-fraud.
also,
Yeah this is Ponzi scheme level of "well duh, of course that would be punished eventually". The elites only get away with similar because they share a cut with the correct local dons and only some of their business is fraudulent, like good organized criminals.
Going purely con and purely independent is how you get made an example out of.
If it was me making the post, I'd just take the argument of "they only don't like it when they lose, because they use bots all the time for this shit".
But whatever.
don't be mad when the law gets applied accurately. be mad when the law is overlooked for the right people.
To hell with that, that law sucks and blind statism is stupid.
If the law doesn’t exist, that kills revenue systems for basically every content creator of any kind that doesn’t make their own site and find their own advertisers from scratch. And while I’ll agree that many content creators and several of the platforms would make me happy by failing, your idea of “legalize royalty/ad fraud” is insane, with far too many consequences. Go on, present your side of the argument: if I enter into an agreement where I tell a person “if I make a thing, you can distribute it and then we’ll split the revenue” and then I intentionally deceive them into giving me money by faking the distribution numbers, why is that okay?
I found an archive of this article from yesterday. Here is the link:
Wayback link Man Arrested for creating fake bands
Archive.ph link: Man Arrested for creating fake bands
Archive: Easily deleted on order from Taylor Lorenz
Screenshot: Forever
I've come across many screenshot posts on .win from several years ago where the post's content is no longer available, making it impossible for me to see what the post was about. So no, screenshots are not forever.
Since there are some advantages to both, then I would argue that people should provide both a screenshot and an archive link. It doesn't take much time at all, and that way you get the best of both worlds.
There are alternatives to wayback machine, and you can also download the archive to your own computer if you're worried about the website taking it down.
Both: Accomplishes all tasks at once
Also, archives allow those of us who actually read past the clickbait title (wild I know!!) the chance to learn more about the situation and glean, instead of just reacting to clickbait and reacting like an NPC.
And yet other wins, which get shit done, are just fine with screenshots while some on this win sperg out about them.
As an actual sperg: Enough mental masturbation.
And Lefties are fine with a teardrop and "he touched me :(" before they organize a lynch mob and burn down 12 towns.
That's not the slam dunk you think it is.