Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows
glimse@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoShill has primarily been used as an insult for the past 50 years in the way I’m defining it here. I don’t believe you’ve never heard it used to mean that.
one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler)
Literally on that same page.
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
www.dictionary.com/browse/shill
a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty
www.dictionary.com/browse/shill
someone who helps another person to persuade people to buy something, especially by pretending to be a satisfied customer
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/…/shill?q=…
shill n informal, US (person planted to lure customers)
njm1314@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think everything you quoted there would accurately describe influencers being hey to play a game. As to whether you believe me or not, don’t really care. Why you keep digging this hole for no reason whatsoever seems rather odd to me. Have a good one.