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minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI think of this practice as a tax on herds. You want to belong in a trendy group, you board the hype train and pay the tax to belong in the herd.
minus-squareCerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSame logic as “Lottery is a tax on those who didn’t pay attention in math class.” And I agree.
I think of this practice as a tax on herds.
You want to belong in a trendy group, you board the hype train and pay the tax to belong in the herd.
Same logic as “Lottery is a tax on those who didn’t pay attention in math class.” And I agree.