Reading the quote tweets of a launch post and finding every single one is a paid partnership
var_epsilon · x · 2026-10-10
varepsilon describes a "Truman Show moment": scrolling through the quote tweets of an AI launch post and realizing every single one was a paid partnership — a wry look at how much of the apparent organic buzz around AI launches is actually sponsored.
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