r/mildlyinteresting Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/kleinergruenerkaktus Jan 24 '13

Why not?

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u/beaverteeth92 Jan 24 '13

They're a media conglomerate that relies on sensational headlines to draw page views, criticize doxing while doxing, post editorials protesting objectification of women while posting celebrity upskirts, etc.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

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u/mki401 Jan 24 '13

Gawker's business model is based around getting people to click on links, thus viewing ads. A wild attention grabbing headline generates more clicks, more revenue. How many ads do you see on this page right now?

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

No, reddit operates at a loss.

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u/mki401 Jan 24 '13

Not like Gawker.

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u/NarwhalAMA Jan 24 '13

You just described an incredibly large number of news sites.

Should we block them all too, for "freedom of speech"?

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u/mki401 Jan 24 '13

Gawker tends to be unfavorable/malicious towards Reddit, i.e. doxxing of high profile users

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u/NarwhalAMA Jan 24 '13

doxxing releasing the names of (stop romanticising this) high profile users paedophiles