Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN?
by adamckay on Friday November 04, 2022 @02:33PM
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> It's worrying how often people assume that disagreement is necessarily inauthentic
I don't think the OP is assuming that, but it's not unreasonable to consider that lots of brand new accounts created to comment on cryptocurrency may not be authentic - primarily because they may have a vested interest to shill / be astroturfing.
I don't think the OP is assuming that, but it's not unreasonable to consider that lots of brand new accounts created to comment on cryptocurrency may not be authentic - primarily because they may have a vested interest to shill / be astroturfing.