It's in the actual-money economy as well. That was the point of the article. Any...

SamBam on July 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MO...

It's in the actual-money economy as well. That was the point of the article.

Anytime you have thousands of versions of things to sell (Amazon) you're going to need a ranking mechanism. And ranking mechanisms can be gamed by bots and other tricks.