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At the Bitcoin Conference, people could pay for photographs with politicians. Or pay more for a dinner with them.

So when you see an awkward pic with some bitcoiner next to a politician, there’s a good chance they paid for it.

I think most people know that, but for those that don’t, keep that in mind.

All else being equal, the more awkward the pic looks, the more likely they paid for it.
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walker 1y ago 💬 3

I cannot imagine paying for a photo with a politician…

Maybe I’m just poor though 🤷‍♂️

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keeth 1y ago

Seems like a waste of money to me. Probably would have paid to take a photo of myself arm wrestling Teddy Roosevelt though.

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Angela 1y ago

His run anywhere from low thousands to nearly 100k. Sometimes they’re free - if it’s like, police/fire etc

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Lyn Alden 1y ago 💬 1

There’s kind of a bell curve. The smart move is to not pay. The mid curve (worst) move is to pay for the photo. That’s the trap option. An adult man pays to have an awkward photo with another man. The other smart move is to pay a comical amount for the dinner so you can inject the politician with a meme talking point. So that for example when Trump goes on stage and says verbatim “never sell your bitcoin” it’s not as though he thought of that line himself.

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walker 1y ago

Very fair point… who injected that memetic virus, I wonder?