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by whatamidoingyo 755 days ago
> not marketing campaigns

> reddit

A great marketing tactic is to pose as reddit users. If you have just 2-3 realistic accounts, you can ask a question as account 1, and write your answer with account 2. Now imagine a company with $$$. They can guide an entire thread.

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I'm sure there are marketers on Reddit, but the nature of virality itself makes it pretty robust against attempts at manipulation.

(You have to astroturf really hard or be a part of an existing wave, astroturfing reads different, so the best you can hope for is bending the narrative a step or two)

now imagine entire countries spreading influence and manipulation through reddit. add in extreme bias and hivemind. only a select few topics where reddit would be a good place to learn from