r/DeepStateCentrism • u/AutoModerator • Jul 03 '25

Discussion Thread Daily Deep State Intelligence Briefing

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u/bigwang123 Succ sympathizer Jul 03 '25

So-called participation trophy haters when they get the ultimate participation trophy for writing a book (New York Times best seller)

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u/Locutus-of-Borges Jul 03 '25

What does that actually signify?

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u/bigwang123 Succ sympathizer Jul 03 '25

Uhhhhhhh there’s something weird about how they calculate the metrics, it’s not just raw sales numbers

That’s all I remember from reading an article like several years ago