Middle-Aged Man Makes a Living Praising Strangers on the Street

A middle-aged Japanese man known as 'Uncle Praise' has been making a living by standing on the street and showering strangers with praises for a small fee.

Oddity Central

Bad influence;
One #Amazon #influencer #makesaliving #postingcontent from her beige home. But after she noticed another account hawking the same #minimal aesthetic, a #rivalry spiraled into a first-of-its-kind #lawsuit. Can the #legalsystem protect the vibe of a #creator? And what if that vibe is basic?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/24303161/amazon-influencers-lawsuit-copyright-clean-aesthetic-girl-sydney-nicole-gifford-alyssa-sheil

Bad influence

A first-of-its-kind lawsuit between Amazon influencers Sydney Nicole Gifford and Alyssa Sheil could rewrite the laws of copyright and flip the creator industry upside down. Who owns the “clean girl” look?

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