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>a large price gets people to compete for the money, but Google may not be the highest bidder.

How exactly does it hurt the fame angle?



It's a well-known psychological effect. If you reward people for an activity that they already enjoy, then they will enjoy the activity less; their motivation has been diverted towards the reward.


The extra money is for dealing in a grey market. I thought people would want to be more discreet about this.




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