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Those excited infomercial crowds are paid

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Absolutely nobody willingly spends their Tuesday morning enthusiastically clapping for a revolutionary mop. The incredibly engaged crowds gasping in pure shock at basic stain removal are all compensated background workers instructed specifically on exactly when to cheer to artificially validate the useless product.

Those excited infomercial crowds are paid
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