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Perhaps, but that user has been on HN since 2011 - not many posts though
by lettergram 9y ago
Perhaps, but that user has been on HN since 2011 - not many posts though
- tomp 9y agoOld social media accounts are available for sale exactly because they look more legitimate. (I'm just pointing a general fact, not that the user in question is a shill.) I read an article describing the fenomenon, I can't find it now but there's plenty of interesting results if you search Google.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agophenomenon*: Couldn't help myself. I'd be surprised if people were selling HN accounts for this purpose, it's much easier to reach a larger audience, and have more impact, on a general social media site than HN. I wouldn't suspect the practice is likely to happen here.