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Hardly Boys And The Mystery Of The Stroka Bots

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Here’s my WR Kit. “Think what I’ve done for the sport…” I'm closing in on 5,000 miles. HOLY FUCKING SHIT. So much so that I need a FAST BOOST! Technology, narcissism and a credit card are gonna give it ALL to me. #StayHardly* This mystery is tailor-made for the Hardly Boys. And their sidekick Nancy "Drew The Short Straw." But all is about to change. She's fed up with being an apostrophe in a a high-asterisk occupation. The Hardly Boys just don't see her for what she is. She's not getting any. Frank Hardly has several drinks too many one night. "So, uh, Nancy, you like to play Tag, right? Well, how about tag... TEAM??" <crickets> Nancy stubs out her Lucky. She looks at Frank. ”You think I was bone yesterday?” ”You mean ‘born’, right?” ”No shit, Sherlock. I said BONE. Draw your own conclusions” Frank's eyes glaze over when he sees the Cuban fishnets. He wants to call his brother Joe Hardly, but knows he's at the weekly Rick Astley VR Zoom...

Bot & Paid For

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  This is totally legit. Let's say you're a Niche Insta Personality, and seemingly out of nowhere, because you have amazing insights into uric scald, you announce that you have attained 150k followers. Of course, you Praise The Universe. Because the Universe is a giver, right? Probably not. There are dead planets and dying stars to infinity. Let's look closer to home. CUE UP THE BONER-KILLERS   This will hurt me more than you, promise . I cut to the chase to save you the heavy lifting. "...In short, a fake Instagram account is one that's not actually run by an individual human being. Some of these accounts are mass-created by people; others are mass-created by bots. Some are used to spam comments, likes, etc., while others are left dormant. Every social media provider is plagued by these fake accounts." [SFX: LAUGHTER] This isn't new. Sitcom laugh tracks for example, which had their origin in radio. Details here :  [SFX: APPLAUSE] Clackers: Hired applaude...