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I notice some comments about likely astroturfing on the post. I'm curious, what are Hacker News's opinions on it? Is it just a necessary evil of using the platf
by TheAdamAndChe 7y ago
I notice some comments about likely astroturfing on the post. I'm curious, what are Hacker News's opinions on it? Is it just a necessary evil of using the platform, or a plague that should be fought against?
- DesaiAshu 7y agoI've been helping PM the AMA on our side. We've had multiple team members support answering the questions but I explicitly asked people not to ask questions. We have a lot of students and alumni who see these posts and want to be supportive, so usually there end up being comments or questions that feel canned or overly enthusiastic. Not much we can do here :)
- TheAdamAndChe 7y agoI understand. I'm not bashing you or saying it is definitely astroturfing, I was just curious on how other people here view it. Many users on this site are very pragmatic, others are idealistic. That dichotomy leads to interesting conversations sometimes.