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Spines: a VC-funded vanity publisher with added AI (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] swlabr@awful.systems 2 points 2 hours ago

Tangential: The Better Business Bureau isn't affiliated with any government agency. At its best, it is a consumer advocacy group, but at its worst, it is a racket.

[–] self@awful.systems 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Spines’ pitch is heavy on resentment-based marketing: “… you will receive the feedback you so long for from the publishing world: a personal touch.”

holy shit. I learned a new term today (resentment-based marketing) and I’m fascinated by how this could possibly work

[–] cerement@social.targaryen.house 6 points 12 hours ago

@self @dgerard

all the right-wingers purchasing “woke” products just so they can film themselves driving over them, burning them, destroying them

[–] Remittancegirl@mstdn.social 3 points 12 hours ago

@self @dgerard

I am fascinated by the idea of burning my own book out of spite.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 15 hours ago

taking bets: did they name it after the one thing none of them have so they can finally claim to have some?