yeah that's how marketing is done now.
yeah, i hate it too.
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Charlie Kirk. Do Charlie next. Insane astroturfing with that fuck.
Seems close to being tortious interference / negligent interference. They're just lying to damage a business.
Lmao, that's way too based for Chuck to have made himself.
That makes sense. The new logo was dumb and bland, but I can't imagine anyone caring that much.
I saw it said it was dumb and moved on... and then there was this whole thing about it... was weird... then they changed it back and I said thats dumb and moved on...
Unless you live in the vicinity of one, how often do you even think about them. I think I've seen maybe one in my life but I'm not in the south
I do live near one, it's next door to my credit union. I pay it absolutely no mind.
Can those researchers study the 2024 election...?
The researchers are also bots.
We are all bots on this blessed day
Ohh it’s been a long while since I saw a KenM reference.
Nazi, fascist bots. Amirite?
Just another attempt at market manipulation. Somethink akin to trying to speedrun Coke->New Coke->Coke Classic.
There are bigger fish to fry.
The "everything was done on purpose" conspiracy is a classic.
I don't even eat there, but I still thought the new logo was absurdly bad.
Well, obviously. That's been hapoening with other stuff too - eg the phrase "Blue Anon." Sometimes stuff like this is for market manipulation, eg shorting Cracker Barrel stock.
A test then?
No, it's been a thing for years, especially during the election(s). This was much more easier to isolate and measure, I think, because there's really no reason to tie it to politics.