• Ech@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      Advertising your book in a presentation suggests that the organizers are backing it or vouching for it in some way. Using copy written material opens up the organizers and the presenter to litigation. A “holy shit!” sticker sounds fun, but there’s gonna be a stickler in any group.

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        I’ll give you the copyright one but the book mention = conference endorsement is absolute horseshit. Have you ever met a real human being that thinks that? The sticklers can go fuck themselves. Don’t bow to the tyranny of one religious nut job. They have no power but pretend otherwise.

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          They were conferences for rich people to trick themselves into feeling like they were doing good things for the world.

          Whiners, no. But overinflated egos and a strong desire to be seen as serious professionals, yes. Image image image.

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        All the professionals I know have a good understanding of just how hard publishing a book is, and why someone who wrote one would like to share it. That’s how the arts and sciences are advanced.

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          All I will say is that it’s a specific segment of the finance industry so not arts nor science. I’m certain the advertising ban was part of the contract that you couldn’t advertise but I think the “quality” judgement was more informal.