Re:Acetaminophen reduces empathy for pain (2016)
by arca_vorago on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:45PM
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Indeed, the sockpuppetry really hit hard around 2010/2011, and I've yet to see a website handle it very well. Honestly HN is one of the last places I take the actual time to comment on because of it. There are some methods that slashdot uses that I think could also be helpful, but there is no easy fix.
Like you said though, one interesting side-effect is that for the astute reader you can discern what the talking points of the day/week/month are by paying attention to the narrative.
Traditional media had similar problems, but to a much lesser extend... and the biases/propaganda were much more obvious.