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by seanmcdirmid 2526 days ago
Popularity can only be faked via shills and poll rigging. Perhaps you mean something else?
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You say that like marketing and shilling are two wholly distinct activities. Have you heard of Instagram?
One is people pretending to like something or wrongly saying people like something. The other is people liking something for the wrong reasons. These are completely two different concepts.