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Weirdo gives $4000 to charity so he can smash cheap guitar signed by Taylor Swift (lemmy.ml)
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UPDATE: Apparently the guitar was not signed (or certified) by Taylor Swift afterall. 🤣

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Shame about the guitar, but on the bright side: This seems like a good way to trick conservatives into donating to charities.

  1. celebrity angers conservatives by being normal
  2. celebrity donates merch to charity
  3. charity starts an auction for merch
  4. conservatives buy it
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Not only that, they increase demand for the product, driving up the price