• emizeko [they/them]
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      11 months ago

      they did the "bulk-buying to get your book on the bestseller list" trick, but with music downloads

      Shapiro has always done this btw, he spends part of his Koch money juicing his numbers so he can continue getting Koch money

      • Egon [they/them]
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        11 months ago

        Shapiro has always done this btw, he spends part of his Koch money juicing his numbers so he can continue getting Koch money.

        Honestly I can't disrespect that particular grift

      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        the music industry has done this since the days when this was only about vinyl sales