Does anyone know mechanically what this^ is? The account has sat dormant for 2 years after making 2 comments in 2018 and after 2 years of silence it spits out this. Is it part of some sort of farmed bot network? Or is it an old account that got cracked and used by spammers?

It is rude to talk about someone in the 3rd person directly in front of them.

These topics bring out a lot of emotion in people, coupled with regular HN passive aggressive snark volleyed back and forth, of which your comment<T> fits.

Your account is less than 2 months old.

Yeah not hacked but thanks for confirming your whiteness.