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๐Ÿ–• Fuck PayPal

And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always assumed it was a combination of your guess and companies giving Honey special coupon codes so consumers are more eager to spend.

"Hey Honey, we'll give you 1% commission if you just host this HONEY5 coupon for 5% off."

That was my impression when I used it once. Wasn't worth having an extension just for a slight discount. Love when a company doesn't fulfill the service they advertise.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

But that would be an ethical business model, we can't have that, this is PayPal and this is the internet. There's no place for ethics in that combination.