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These comments are just too generic and lack detail. Be cautious of advertising.
by tamrix 6y ago
These comments are just too generic and lack detail. Be cautious of advertising.
- LeanderK 6y agoit's not a new account. The amount of praise is too much to pull off without being suspicious i think. A few fake accounts will probably just get accepted, but the more you use it the faster somebody finds something wrong is my reasoning.
- Toutouxc 6y agoApple, one of the most recognizable brands in the world, pays people to go and tell the nerds at Hacker News that the MacBooks are good? That's way less probable than the machines being actually good. Which they are.
- stu2b50 6y agoAnd also trusts the nerds to not immediately post the email offering them this deal to their blog for the street cred immediately.
- nindalf 6y agoDamn you got me. It's true, I created an account 7 years ago, slowly accumulated 6k+ karma commenting on a variety of topics, all so that I could shill the M1 laptop in 2021. I planned it all. And I would have gotten away with it too! If it hadn't been for you meddling kids...
- samatman 6y agoThis kind of post is specifically discouraged in the HN guidelines. > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.