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[–] Itsamelemmy 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks,

BlackRock, which oversees an estimated $9.1 trillion in assets

I'm more upset that such a rich company is profiting off unpaid teens.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

I'm more upset that such a rich company is profiting off unpaid teens.

You don't hoard that much wealth by paying people.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

I'm not sharing to perpetuate theories. Genuinely thought this was a "WTF"

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

My dumb funny theory is that blackrock is so keen on cutting costs that it uses his sleeper agents in ads to save costs of hiring actors.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Holy shit, there aren't enough characters in this storyline

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This just seems like a great way to Streisand Effect the whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I wondered why they even bothered pulling it down too.