There are also private detectives for hire. Even so, you individually are probably not being stalked.

I'd hold on to the tinfoil just in case.

Well, tinfoil new spring collection aside, you can't really compare:

- the value of one average joe data;

- against the value of a well orchestrated PR campaign on a site that experts, investors and intellectuals use as an information hub.

If you are skilled enough to maintain a good reputation of a client on HN, this is quite a good thing to manage IMO.

And here I am, posting comments for upvotes while maybe I could pay for it. I should step up my game.

Thank you! Finally, someone that can think critically. And I had to scroll down through a lot of shillery for this. Wake up people!