Great article (as usual) by @pluralistic on "bestselling" books, botshit, and bezzles:
https://doctorow.medium.com/how-a-billionaires-mediocre-pump-and-dump-book-became-a-bestseller-2ed7a8c472d7
(Paywall-free link)
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