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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorFanCF, Dec 8, 2024.

  1. Dec 8, 2024 #1
    GatorFanCF

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    Influencers selling fake cures for polycystic ovary syndrome

    Who is to know and how to tell what is real and truthful? Of course, be wary of some claim on the Internet; and, be wary and wise about all others, including the ones critiquing what is wrong.

    Pontious Pilate’s question still resonates even 2000 years later: “What is truth?“ Buyer - and reader - beware.
     
  2. Dec 8, 2024 #2
    duggers_dad

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    It’ll probably kill far fewer than Big Pharma.
     
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  3. Dec 8, 2024 #3
    BLING

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    This isnt a good example for “what is truth”, considering what is described is an obvious internet scam. The modern equivalent of the snake oil salesman.

    The issue isn’t actually that there is confusion about “truth”. It’s that the modern snake oil salesman can potentially reach millions of gullible customers using the internet, whereas in the old days they would have to put in tons of legwork and only have a puny fraction of that reach.
     
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  4. Dec 9, 2024 #4
    GatorFanCF

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    I think it’s both. And, yes, I agree that both the horrible and the great can easily be leveraged in today’s world.
     
  5. Dec 10, 2024 #5
    Donzo

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    Look at that, you finally said something astute on GC!

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  6. Dec 10, 2024 #6
    GratefulGator

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    A fool and his money are easily parted.
     
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  7. Dec 10, 2024 #7
    duggers_dad

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    You miss a lot.
     
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