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Re:The Legend of GayBlade by ganstyles on Sunday August 30, 2020 @08:00PM (#24327118)
Well, it's an important concept to know when something is an ad or not and to, even in general, know or be able to reason about the motivations of the writer of an article. I think that's why it's important. This is especially relevant when it's a submarine ad, as the person to whom you're replying mentioned.

In any case, your comment seems very aggressive.

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Re:The Legend of GayBlade by kohtatsu on Sunday August 30, 2020 @08:46PM (#24327399)
Assuming everything is an ad is absurd; and resigning yourself to pessimism won't lead to better outcomes.

It's important to know the incentives involved in the creation of a piece of information.

Re:The Legend of GayBlade by vmception on Monday August 31, 2020 @03:01AM (#24329119)
Fortunately, I used the word "many", deliberately.

It wasn't a defeatist attitude at all. That is the correct quantifier.