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I think there is a common fallacy that people who you disagree with need to be paid by someone, otherwise they wouldn't be as they are. I disagree with the pos
by ptaipale 11y ago
I think there is a common fallacy that people who you disagree with need to be paid by someone, otherwise they wouldn't be as they are.
I disagree with the poster but I'll grant that he may completely believe what he says and doesn't need to be paid in any way.
The same phenomenon works for pro-Russia trolls, for instance. I don't think they are "paid", particularly paid with money.
- jdimov9 11y agoI am very much pro-Russia. You got a problem with that?
- ptaipale 11y agoNo, I have a problem with pro-Russia (pro-Putin) trolls. Still, I don't think they are "paid".
- ceejayoz 11y agoSome appear to be. http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-kremlins-troll-army/375932/ http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the... http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias...
- ptaipale 11y agoQuite, but I think that most who I meet are not. Likewise, most of those who spread various 9/11 conspiracy theories are not paid by anyone, they are quite sincere.
- justincormack 11y agoSure they may genuinely believe what they have been told, but repressive regimes hiring commenters is pretty common now, perhaps not on hacker news. I do not believe people have to be paid to disagree with me, that would be self centred delusion.