I mean, one or both of those accounts could be your own alts, as far as anyone knows.

I don't think the "ruling class" are so concerned about people "noticing what's going on" that they sent shills to create a couple of green accounts to post on Hacker News. That the rich exploit the poor is not exactly a shocking revelation to anyone.

Certainly, you're not helping keep things focused by implying shills and saboteurs are at work here.