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Murdered by Words

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

George Takei is paying for a checkmark over on that dumpster fire?

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It looks like his post is on threads? Not that that's really better, but it is a different kind of bad.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Amazing that they look so similar to the untrained eye.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's a good question. I wonder if they give them to celebrities to drive engagement and incentivize average users paying for them.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They definitely do, I distinctly remember Stephen King making a big scene because they kept on giving him a verification check he didn't want

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Takei is one of the GOATs but he should understand the bigoted nest of vipers over there more than most. Engagement only fans those flames, regardless of perspective.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah. I wonder what would happen if half of all celebrities switched to Lemmy overnight?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cool! Does Mastodon interface with Lemmy at all?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Yes, but it's...kind of awkward, at times.