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If it wasn't in an encyclopedia, you just trusted word of mouth. (startrek.website)
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[–] mondo_brondo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

People have gotten rich selling bullshit for a long time. The term “snake oil salesmen” is not new.

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

the history of people getting rich selling bullshit goes all the way back to the time when there was bullshit, money, and rubes to sell it to.