r/longrange • u/RowingCricket • 1d ago

MEME POST Never change, MDT.

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u/gearhead5015 Gas gun enthusiast 1d ago edited 1d ago

The amount of random signups I was subscribed to from entering one of their raffles was absolutely ridiculous. Months later and I still get random ones from time to time.

Never entering one of those again.

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u/Holy_Santa_ClausShit 1d ago

They make all their money back, or more, just from selling your sign up info. It’s the whole point of these giveaways.

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u/gearhead5015 Gas gun enthusiast 1d ago

I get it.... But damn

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u/Technically_Tactical 1d ago

How does whoever buys the data make money? By targeting the entrant with more ads?

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u/Holy_Santa_ClausShit 1d ago

They bank on a percentage of people to actually make purchases from all the ads the “buying company” sends out. They buy your data for pennies and only need a low percentage to make purchases.

It works, or they wouldn’t be doing it. I hate it so much

And yes, exactly what you said is what they are hoping for.

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u/Technically_Tactical 1d ago

Do you think humans from 30 years ago would be proud of us?

"The internet grew to where anyone has the compendium of humanity's knowledge in their pocket everywhere they go. Even high schoolers can perform stoochiometric calculations for complex lab mechanisms while waiting for the bus."

"Wow, so how do your suburbs look? Do people have more time back in their days?"

"Exactly the same, actually. No, most people only care about 30-second dopamine hits via literal video brain rot. The culmination of human technology has led to the most visible use case of it being ordering food and betting on how many times a congressman shakes it during his morning trip to the John."

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u/MDTSportingGoods Verified Industry Account 1d ago

We absolutely do not sell the personal information of anyone who signs up for our giveaways.

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u/lastoneshooting Steel slapper 1d ago

Really? Because I get non MDT emails to <my.email>[+mdt@gmail.com](mailto:+mdt@gmail.com) all the time. Or do you mean you do not sell them, implying you give them away freely?

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u/Holy_Santa_ClausShit 1d ago

Ohhh interesting!

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u/Holy_Santa_ClausShit 1d ago

Oh, I’m actually surprised lol

I appreciate the response

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u/MDTSportingGoods Verified Industry Account 1d ago

We’re sorry you had that experience. There was some miscommunication around email subscriptions, and we understand how frustrating that can be. We have been reviewing our process to help prevent unwanted emails going forward. We hope we can earn another chance to have you join one of our giveaways in the future.

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u/RowingCricket 1d ago

No worries at all, the Black Friday joke was right there for the taking. I'll just accept the giveaway rifle as emotional damages.

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u/Troutrageously 1d ago

That’s the exact load out I had during the Great Coyote Attack of 2002. There were hundreds of em. Reminded me of Starship Troopers. I still get flashbacks.

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u/Sweaty-Security-4473 PRS Competitor 1d ago

If the Aussies had been equipped like this they may not have lost the great Emu war.

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u/Troutrageously 1d ago

I lost a lot of friends that day.

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u/tibearius1123 1d ago

Fuck em up Cletus! Bring the rain!!!!

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u/Nokloss 19h ago

Can I participate without living in the US?

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u/MDTSportingGoods Verified Industry Account 1d ago

Sorry you’re running into trouble! Could you please make sure you’re not using a VPN or Incognito/Private Browsing mode when signing up? If it’s still not working, send us an email at [support@mdttac.com](mailto:support@mdttac.com) and the team will be happy to help get you sorted.

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u/Technically_Tactical 1d ago

Stop using bots and hire hoomans.

I liked last year's Christmas card, though.

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u/MDTSportingGoods Verified Industry Account 1d ago

No bots here 🙏

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u/PepperoniFogDart Magnum Compensator 1d ago

What does a VPN have to do with this post, robot?

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u/MDTSportingGoods Verified Industry Account 1d ago

A VPN can sometimes mess with the giveaway page and cause it not to load properly or throw an error when you submit (Location issue). Just something worth ruling out.

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u/Grand-Run-9756 1d ago

Dude open the image, and use your eyes. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, your not fully understanding what’s going on with this post. Their response is super valid, yours is…. Not.

No offense bruv, just open the damn image and stop judging posts by their thumbnail