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Re:Lambda School agrees to end deceptive educational financi... by marvindanig on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:04PM (#26948847)
> So anyone who put the term "growth hacking" on their resume will now get publicly discredited as being underhanded?

That is good thing! These 'growth hacks' people should be viewed in the same light as a 'SEO tricks' people. Both damage the quality of results and bring bad faith actors to the top.

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Re:Lambda School agrees to end deceptive educational financi... by TameAntelope on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:10PM (#26948907)
I dunno if "underhanded" is the right word, but it feels like "growth hacking" is something one does only when the higher-than-usual moral cost is worth it.
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