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Nebula seems okay I guess? Dunno how it'd be a scam, it's just a paywall to access more videos from Youtubers you like. Lame but not as bad as 'Pay money to some guy in a shed and in return he'll definitely plant a tree and make you Earl of Glasgow'
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Nov 25, 2022 19:23
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NordVPN and ExpressVPN are ones I hear often. I wager they are not the best VPNs around but I dont know if those could even be scams. Still while I dont begrudge a youtuber for seeking sponsors, It does seem like a lot of them have just become complacent about what to accept.
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Nov 25, 2022 19:26
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i imagine the scam of a VPN sponsor is in the security, like that company wouldn't just as easily and eagerly sell your data like anyone else
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Nov 25, 2022 19:29
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They're not really a scam in the sense that you do actually receive a VPN service in exchange for money, but the ads vastly oversell how much security they provide and their benefits to the average random web user,
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Nov 25, 2022 19:37
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https://youtu.be/-5CzJsk8YJ8 I’m only about halfway through this, but this is a really good interview and it’s honestly great to see Spoony in good spirits and excited at the possibility of making new videos.
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Nov 25, 2022 19:38
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Yeah most of the VPN ads I've seen these days have at least pivoted to focus on "you can watch these region-locked shows on Netflix" or whatever.
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Nov 25, 2022 19:41
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The 7th Guest posted:i imagine the scam of a VPN sponsor is in the security, like that company wouldn't just as easily and eagerly sell your data like anyone else Yeah, iirc nord in particular has flipped and dumped user data a couple times, plus various security breach issues.
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Nov 25, 2022 19:46
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Watched RagnarRox's Haunting Ground vid, and I feel like someone should tell him that a predatory lesbian isn't especially subversive.
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Nov 25, 2022 19:46
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nordvpn was hacked and ppl still shill it lol
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Nov 25, 2022 19:48
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please just. do not buy something a youtuber advertised to you as sponsored content. i dont know why you would ever do that
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Nov 25, 2022 19:49
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I guess it's time to exhume one of my favorite Jimquisition vids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaisAWgY4WQ
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Nov 25, 2022 19:52
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fun hater posted:please just. do not buy something a youtuber advertised to you as sponsored content. i dont know why you would ever do that Or celebrity endorsed. Genuinely one of the hardest things about buying something is finding a reviewer you trust
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Nov 25, 2022 19:55
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I've seen other videos that go into more details but this is a good basic video on vpns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVDQEoe6ZWY
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Nov 25, 2022 20:02
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Yeah Tom Scott has a video explaining why VPNs are useless for anything other than, like, watching Mexican Netflix. Youtubers are generally idiots so if they're selling you something it's probably bad. Edit: ^drat lol
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Nov 25, 2022 20:03
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carrionman posted:Or celebrity endorsed. Another thing SA is good for, you can find honest opinions about a lot of products. It sits in that sweet spot of having enough users to offer relevant information without being large enough to attract the attention of ad companies. The $10 wall also helps, I'm sure.
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Nov 25, 2022 20:04
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carrionman posted:Or celebrity endorsed. my fiance watches projectfarm for tool reviews bc he pits them up against each other in specific tasks with good data. i also think dankpods has his head screwed on right even if its not relevent to anything i buy
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Nov 25, 2022 20:05
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id trust that technologyconnections guy with pretty much any electronic and thecrafsman has tinkered wirh some weird art tools sometimes. i think i would trust them too. its not a total wasteland out there
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Nov 25, 2022 20:13
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fun hater posted:please just. do not buy something a youtuber advertised to you as sponsored content. i dont know why you would ever do that
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Nov 25, 2022 20:14
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The 7th Guest posted:hello fresh ostensibly does give you the ingredients and recipes even if they are priced astronomically out of line with what it'd cost to buy the ingredients yourself. but they are also union busters so. lol
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Nov 25, 2022 20:29
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Brocktoon posted:https://youtu.be/-5CzJsk8YJ8 He did say on twitter that it might be a while as he has a lot of anxiety about appearing on camera nowadays he's trying to manage but he definitely seems to be doing better which is nice to see.
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Nov 25, 2022 20:37
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NordVPN's massive advertising push genuinely baffles me because it makes a legit product seem like a scam. I started using it because it had good reviews from internet privacyheads, but then Nord started throwing ads everywhere that tout things VPNs don't actually do and making themselves look insanely suspicious. It's already stupidly hard to research VPNs because the SEO has been thoroughly manipulated, similar to antiviruses. I really wish VPNs would just be honest like that Tom Scott video describes, but... that definitely wouldn't make as much money, huh.Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:Yeah, iirc nord in particular has flipped and dumped user data a couple times, plus various security breach issues. fun hater posted:nordvpn was hacked and ppl still shill it lol Pigbuster fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Nov 25, 2022 |
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Nov 25, 2022 20:42
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My roommates use Hello Fresh and I've tried to explain to them like a dozen times that it sucks and they're throwing money down the drain and like you can just get Safeway to deliver groceries to you if you really can't be hosed to leave the house and always get back "but we get such good promo deals, and it helps us cook things we'd never cook otherwise!" The NordVPN/ExpressVPN stuff isn't really a "scam" in that you get a functioning VPN out of it, but their advertising tactics make it sound like if you're not doing normal everyday stuff like checking your emails on your home wi-fi without a VPN then every single person in the world can and is looking at what you're doing, which isn't really the case. VPN's are nice if you're on an unsecured or untrusted public wi-fi or if you're doing  stuff but otherwise aren't really doing much for you. Also they all swear up and down that they don't keep logs and would never turn over your data but that's complete horseshit, lol.
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Nov 25, 2022 20:54
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Honestly NordVPN is responsible for some of the best adverts that Erik from Internet Comment Etiquette has done so even if they product sucks I like them.
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Nov 25, 2022 20:58
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Found an addon for firefox called sponsorblock that automatically skips sponsorship messages, I recommend it for anyone interested
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Nov 25, 2022 21:03
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DaThings with a rare audio-only poop of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47zRVWzVrFI I highly recommend her other audio-only poop, one of my all-time favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE-ji1Mbo0
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Nov 25, 2022 21:07
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Sydin posted:My roommates use Hello Fresh and I've tried to explain to them like a dozen times that it sucks and they're throwing money down the drain and like you can just get Safeway to deliver groceries to you if you really can't be hosed to leave the house and always get back "but we get such good promo deals, and it helps us cook things we'd never cook otherwise!" I did Blue Apron for a little bit until I ran out of discount coupons and I got stuff I wouldn't have even considered making in my own that are now standard weeknight dinners. Was it a genuine benefit? Yes. Is that benefit at all worth the price tag? Lmao no.
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Nov 25, 2022 21:18
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Also, as someone who works in shipping, a ton of the hello fresh / blue apron / other food boxes have to get chucked for a wide variety of reasons. There's an absolute ton of waste.
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Nov 25, 2022 21:22
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Youtube sponser spots remind me of listening old radio serials. Though the "advantage" of Youtube scams is that even though you lose your money, it's not going to kill you. Unlike Boston Blackie being sponsered by Marlboro. EDIT: Speaking of Hello Fresh, it does use some union labor! Those little recipe cards are printed and cut by union printers.
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Nov 25, 2022 21:24
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Sydin posted:My roommates use Hello Fresh and I've tried to explain to them like a dozen times that it sucks and they're throwing money down the drain and like you can just get Safeway to deliver groceries to you if you really can't be hosed to leave the house and always get back "but we get such good promo deals, and it helps us cook things we'd never cook otherwise!" Hello Fresh does suck, but this is a psychological trick that works for some people. Like getting a gym membership, putting a bit more money or commitment at stake can help provide the motivation to do something a person wouldn't do otherwise.
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Nov 25, 2022 21:28
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I could see value in a service that forces me at gunpoint to cook something outside of my comfort zone. 
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Nov 25, 2022 21:39
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Is there a site that scrapes all the hello fresh recipes and just posts those for people who are interested but also smart enough to just buy the ingredients direct? Or is that one of those "juuuuust vague enough it could be a legal issue" bullshit things
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Nov 25, 2022 21:44
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my old roommate used hello fresh for a while but everytime there was a sauce or liquid involved it would explode everywhere during shipping
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Nov 25, 2022 21:44
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Hello Fresh does have all their recipes on their website anyway so if you just want some new ideas in one convenient, varied place you could just do that without having to pay their insanely hilarious prices. Honestly a lot of these look pretty good so I might just do that myself.
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Nov 25, 2022 21:57
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Antigravitas posted:I could see value in a service that forces me at gunpoint to cook something outside of my comfort zone. I accept and I'll do it cheaper then hellofresh  e: make this African peanut stew its delicious https://www.africanbites.com/maafe-west-african-peanut-soup/ Famethrowa fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Nov 25, 2022 |
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Nov 25, 2022 22:04
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Mokinokaro posted:He did say on twitter that it might be a while as he has a lot of anxiety about appearing on camera nowadays he's trying to manage but he definitely seems to be doing better which is nice to see. Someone should tell him about vtubers, just make something to track your face and do whatever. Doesn't even have to be complicated, be a rock with googly eyes or a sockpuppet, or a painting that someone's starting at people behind like an old episode of Scooby Doo Where are you? fun hater posted:id trust that technologyconnections guy with pretty much any electronic and thecrafsman has tinkered wirh some weird art tools sometimes. i think i would trust them too. its not a total wasteland out there TC got me to start using those other types of can openers that pop up the lid rather than cutting through the metal and that's about the only thing I've believed a youtuber's recommendation of that wasn't like, pure gameplay of a video game with 0 commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_mLxyIXpSY Now, is the can opener really that good or does it just seem that way because the other one we had is like 19 years old? I dunno. It's kinda neat though.
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Nov 25, 2022 22:06
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A problem with Hello Fresh is that their "no food waste" claim falls apart if you're doing meals for two because there sure were a lot of recipes saying to use half of what they sent me. I stopped using it because they would never deliver on the day I told them to and the time a package never made it to me they weren't exactly helpful about it.
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Nov 25, 2022 22:13
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I'll give you all an easy recipe for free; blood sausage and apples. Always great.
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Nov 25, 2022 22:17
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muscles like this! posted:I stopped using it because they would never deliver on the day I told them to and the time a package never made it to me they weren't exactly helpful about it. they're relatively sturdy boxes, but they still tear open and spread the contents all over hell and creation far too frequently.
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Nov 25, 2022 22:19
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Famethrowa posted:I accept and I'll do it cheaper then hellofresh Too much meat for my taste. I'm currently trying to get my Aloo Gobi just right. Which is hard, because it uses spices I have very little experience with…
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Nov 25, 2022 22:21
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Antigravitas posted:Too much meat for my taste. its even better veggie/vegan, honestly. just sub veggie broth and maybe throw in some more potatoes. e. aloo gobi also fucks
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Nov 25, 2022 22:28
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