Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
  • End0fLine@midwest.socialEnglish
    98·
    8 个月前

    Hahahahaha. That’s hilarious and a good idea. Since it seems you have to pay to be put on this site, you know they’re genuine entries.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
      36·
      8 个月前

      Sounds more like a scam to bilk their base out of even more money, which is on-point.

      Reminds me of an old scam where you got a letter saying you were one of the smartest people in the country, and they wanted to include you in their book of smartest people. Except you had to pay and buy a copy of the book to be included.

      (Something like that, anyway. If anyone recalls the details more clearly, please share).

      • meyotch@slrpnk.net
        5·
        8 个月前

        Who’ who

        This was the one we would get in the mail once every couple of years. They come and go under different ownership, but it will never die for human vanity is a renewable resource.

      • boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        8 个月前

        This happened with my sister and I think it was for poetry. At least, the version of it my parents fell for was for poetry writing. They might have run this scam for any number of things for all I know

      • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5·
        8 个月前

        I used to get letters from Who’s Who among American High School Students. Wikipedia has a write-up about that category of questionable practice.

        I’ve used similarly-titled books from the late 1800s/early 1900s for research, but nowadays we have the Internet.

      • kooks_only@lemmy.ca
        18·
        8 个月前

        So many times I’ve thought fuck it, why don’t I get in on the grifting? Damn conscience getting in the way of potential riches.

        • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
          14·
          8 个月前

          I know, right? I’d be really good at it, too, except for not being able to actually allow myself to do it.

          Edit: How’s this?

          We mail letters to every registered R in the country. The letter tells them they’re one of the top Patriots in the US. We would love to include their name in the big Book of Patriots so everyone will know how much of a patriot they are. There is a processing fee of $60. But, we will waive that fee if they buy a copy of the book for $75. And why wouldn’t they want to buy a copy of a book they’re in? They’re also excellent gifts.

  • Freshparsnip@lemm.eeEnglish
    13·
    8 个月前

    Reminds me of using the One Million Moms website, that tries to warn people away from LGBT media, as a list of suggestions for LGBT friendly media

  • xyzzy@lemm.eeEnglish
    24·
    8 个月前

    I skimmed a bunch of businesses. From what I saw, most can be broken down into

    • Construction
    • Automotive
    • Beauty
    • Insurance
  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
    14·
    8 个月前

    Thought there were just no businesses near me… then I hit the automotive category lol.

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    8·
    8 个月前

    Just checked for local restaurants, and sure enough there’s a few in my area. I haven’t eaten at any of them, but now I know not to.