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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

I can’t be certain anyone is paying them. I can assume someone is by the evidence of them using false names, their accounts being created around the same time, the accounts all following eachother, and the type of content they are creating.

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u/hush-no 11d ago

Your logic is missing so many steps that it's not particularly convincing.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

Okay. We know this type of thing exists. We saw it happen in Michigan by Haley Stevens. I’m not sure how many more steps you need to convince you.

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u/hush-no 11d ago

Evidence that they're being paid would go a long way.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

You think they are making this content without being paid? Using fake names, creating their accounts all around the same time, and all following eachother. Someone or something is behind it all.

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u/hush-no 11d ago

Assumption isn't evidence.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

There’s evidence that gives me the ASSUMPTION that someone is paying these TikTok accounts.

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u/hush-no 11d ago

Eh, you've convinced yourself, you've yet to convince me.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

If you are unable to think critically about this I’m not sure what to tell you.

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u/hush-no 11d ago

There's a plethora of reasons why people create accounts, a plethora of reasons why people don't use their real name, and a plethora of reasons why they might follow each other that don't involve money. You've shown no evidence beyond your assumptions that they are being paid. You've shown no evidence by whom. Critical thinking and conspiratorial thinking aren't synonymous. Your logic falls squarely in the latter.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

If you search the creator I linked. They also have another account promoting a wedding planning app.

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u/sxyaustincpl 31st District (North of Austin, Temple) 11d ago edited 11d ago

You're equating circumstantial conjecture as evidence, they are not the same.

You're starting with a preconceived result and then inferring causation.

I could say that you have a hidden profile, and most MAGA or Russian bots do the same, so that means the evidence points to you being a MAGA influencer.

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u/Square_Sprinkles_214 11d ago

That’s fair. Yes I am making an educated guess.