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RE: Why I Support Zer0hedge Even Though He Steals Content And Is A Plagiarist!!!! Or Does He????

in #steemit7 years ago

He only started posting a disclaimer because someone called him out on it.

He's only out to bank on the reputation of a site by copying the logo and using a similar name. Any changes you see were recent - again, because he was nervous about being caught out.

Here's the real story - LINK

You might rationalize copying because others do it, I still think it's an abuse of the rewards pool.

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This is one of the central aspects regarding @zer0hedge

  • use of the official ZH logo
  • user name is ZEROHEDGE

This is very misleading.

As an example, if I want to donate to a charity, like say GreenPeace or World Wildlife Fund and I see an account here with the name and logo of GreenPeace and it links to the official site... there's a very good chance that I may think I'm making a donation to the real organization.

Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge Joined Steemit  Oh  it s only Copy Paste Zer0Hedge — Steemit(1).png

This is from 3 months ago.
We can plainly see that there's no disclaimer of non-affiliation at this point.

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Where is steemcleaners? I've been "cleaned" fo so much less...
I knew this guy for months and was amazed than nobody said anything !

I can agree with this 100%....the name is very misleading and obviously meant to benefit from the reputation Zerohedge created.

He would be on much safer ground if he posted under a generic name...at least then he couldnt be accused of trying to fool people into thinking he is the original or related to them.

Again, are you going to go after the others with the same venom?

There is one poster who puts up about 100 MEMEs a day...I am certain he didnt create them nor does he have written permission from each creator....do you post your same warning in his posts (maybe you do, I havent looked).

I dont have to go too far down my feed to find someone who posted nothing but a youtube video. What is ironic is the ones that usually create the video, write something up...those that dont just post the video...again, do you go after them?

If you are on a crusade to make people aware of non original content and push for people to produce their own, I applaud that. You wont get any dispute from me about that. However, it seems you are rather selective in your attacks which then is not a crusade but a vendetta.

You might rationalize copying because others do it, I still think it's an abuse of the rewards pool.

Or is it that he is making money?

Is it just about the money? Is it even relevant. Or makes it worse that he can?

You're a supporter of his, so I don't see how I can make any argument that will change your mind - but there are some points to be made.

Memes aren't posted with the expectation of making money - they are frequently shared. Not the same thing.

Authors on Zerohedge have an arrangement, and they allow their content to be hosted there because they know it turns into revenue for them in addition to any mutual compensation.

"Everybody does it" isn't a defense. Its an excuse.

If you can't see that he's profiting off of someone elses work, then I can't help you.

You certainly are helping him.

You're a supporter of his, so I don't see how I can make any argument that will change your mind...

Why do you write this? Do you know that to be true?

Memes aren't posted with the expectation of making money...

When a Meme or a Youtube video is posted on Steemit and it is the only part of the post, I dont think you can make the claim you just did...

"Everybody does it" isn't a defense. Its an excuse.

So it is an excuse to point out that you single out this one while letting others pass? A good misdirection on your part to avoid answering the question as to why you have a vendetta against this particular person.

We get it, you love the idea of copy-paste profiteering.

Nice ethics.

Try this on for size:

I get it, by your refusal to answer the question posed to you a couple of time, it shows you love the idea of copy-pasting profiteering EXCEPT when it comes to zer0hedge.

How does that feel?

That is the second time you made an assumption that is absolutely incorrect. We are having a discussion about a topic and yet you prefer to lob accusations which means you really have little to add to the conversation.

Getting back to the topic, there is a certain poster on here who puts up 30+ MEMEs a day and nothing else. He is taking dollars a day out of the reward pool and yet I dont see you on his posts putting up that is taking content for profiting purposes. You are on here about twice as long as I am so if I could find I am sure you could to...he is all over the new page most days.

Again in two months on here I have not seen your warning post anywhere other for zer0hedge and I comment on a lot of posts. Why is that? You make the claim to be against copy/paste profiteering, where is the warning when so many are doing it. You said that everyone is doing it is not a defense, it is an excuse. Okay, if that is the case where are your warnings? Sure everyone isnt doing it but there are many, many who are...

And I do apologize to you if you have been posting that warning in others who do what zer0hedge is doing. However, since I have not see it once outside of him and I can find those who are also doing it, then I presume you see them too. Yet you take no action with them.....

why?

I'm super-sorry that I can't be everywhere at once. Maybe when I die and ascend to an astral plane - I can fulfill your omnipotent scenario.

All the best, xoxoxox

If you can't see that he's profiting off of someone elses work, then I can't help you.

Apart from your posts, that I personally define as pure entropy, the whole of humanity has been built from people benefiting from other people's work up to this point.

Coming from you, that's a compliment.

You couldn't create something interesting if your life depended on it. Its obvious. Since you decided to make your posts 99.9% someone elses work underscores the fact you have zero creativity.

Your chain of rationalizations is laughable and only provides further support for my point of view. This isn't about human knowledge being spread - its about low-effort parasites getting a free monetized ride off of someone else.

But naturally you cast yourself in a favorable role, because you can't (or won't) see it any other way.

Says a lot about your lack of character and ethics.