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Re:About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator... by Danieru on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:43AM (#28930580)
Has there yet been a known case of HN account selling? Digg started with voting brigades but I've yet to hear of even that on HN.
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Re:About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator... by Loughla on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:11AM (#28931605)
Also, what would be the purpose of selling an HN account?
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Re:About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator... by Taylor_OD on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:39PM (#28935180)
The same reason you would sell any other social account. You build a profile that seems real, sell it, then the buyer uses that profile to upvote and post comments on their new product release which blows up on HN and generates much more interest and potential revenue than it would otherwise.

I don't have proof that it is happening but it happens on every other social site so it would be shocking if it isnt happening here.

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