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Re:Shadowbanning Is Real by saurik on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:44AM (#34157879)
I don't think that comment is talking about "bots". Here: I just scrolled down a bit and found this user in this same thread.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=aaron695

My theory is that such users do know their status but just figure it doesn't matter and that people like me--who absolutely browse the site with showdead and would want all my friends to as well, as I don't want to not hear what someone says merely because they got angry--do read their content, and people like us are their true audience.

Re:Shadowbanning Is Real by LinuxBender on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @10:29AM (#34161911)
Also a good theory. I would love to have some insight into the backend of HN to see if there is more data available to paint a good picture. e.g. how many have showdead enabled for starters