Before seeing the video I posted my theory here [0] on where the spam was originating from and it seems this pretty much completes the explanation I gave that i

Before seeing the video I posted my theory here [0] on where the spam was originating from and it seems this pretty much completes the explanation I gave that it's a classic case of academic spam [1]. That type of spam, especially on GitHub (so by folks trying to get into IT) really only reinforces the stereotype that 95% of Indian IT students can't code [3] [4]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24645000 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24645000 [1] https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/41687/what-is-behind-the-indian-undergrad-research-experience-spam https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/41687/what-is-b... [3] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/95-engineers-in-india-unfit-for-software-development-jobs-report/articleshow/58278004.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/95-engineers-... [4] https://restofworld.org/2020/india-engineering-degree/ https://restofworld.org/2020/india-engineering-degree/