• GreatAlbatrossMA
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    9 months ago

    Oh god, this is going to be a fucking wheeze for influencers.
    They take a £1000 commission for a video saying “don’t cross guys, it’s not worth it”.
    Smugglers and their ilk continue pushing the other message.

    When your life is shit, and one person is saying “life is wonderful in the UK, minimum wage is 5x what it is here, you can easily find work, we’ll offer you finance for the transit fees”, and the other is saying “don’t go to the UK, you might get deported”, which one is going to have more effect?

    • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      It’s all about presenting, here’s some ideas:

      • Say “Don’t cross guys it’s not worth it” While sipping drinks while getting a manicure.
      • Say “Don’t cross guys it’s not worth it” At the golf course just after a swing.
      • Say “Don’t cross guys it’s not worth it” In the hospital where a cute nurse just walked out of frame.
      • Say “Don’t cross guys it’s not worth it” While stepping out of a Rolls Royce.
      • Say “Don’t cross guys it’s not worth it” After finishing a big meal in a fine restaurant.

      I hope someone makes that kind of videos.

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        9 months ago

        The biggest deterrent the UK has is that these poor immigrants will have to deal with the conservatives and their inability to understand anything.

        If they are prepared to put up with that I’m not sure anything will stop them coming.

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      9 months ago

      Not to mention the Streisand effect. They will get the exact opposite effect which they desire. But maybe it will be the lesson Europe needs…