holy shit

And this scheme has been quietly building in many industries for the past decade or so. Be it by AI or just an intermediary.

They are all following the “guidance” of some entity in their industry that is paid to be an expert. And everyone in the industry signs up. That expert then “advises” on pricing and other choices. And slowly over time they are essentially colluding, but with more steps, and then they also benefit from the ability to talk in circles when called on it.

The practice needs to be outlawed across the board.

I love the outfit the guy in blue has.

I’m into the wikinews link for this subject, for some reason.

I was actually kinda happy a few of the classic subjects of memes got some money from the nonsense NFT craze.

But this is bullshit.

Again, people on Lemmy are frustrated that something “we all know already” was written down.

They are shocked? Or just reporting on it?

Why are these comments always filled with “DUH WE KNOW”?

No, they said we already knew about that and didn’t give it another thought.

Well, it’s debatable if they are strictly identified as drones or not. So may or may not apply. Most news reports are calling them drones. Unless it’s an outlet that is chasing the eyeballs of UFO enthusiasts.

Here’s a bunch of drones flying around military bases right now. It’s getting some coverage, but not top headlines.

The doctor took too long, and now your coverage is gone. That’s what happened. Bakow!