[munificent]

> The self-promotion rules just force you to be dishonest at all times.

No one is forcing you to compromise your morals. You can get free stuff from stores if you grab it and run out the door, but that doesn't mean that price tags force you to steal.

[wolco2]

It does when the dials are turned up.

In your example the price of everything is too much to afford ever grabbing the food and running makes you a hero with strong morals.

[munificent]

I don't think anyone is literally going to starve to death if they are unable to deceptively pimp their own software startup on Reddit.