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If you read any comment thread on HN, the ones that don't contribute anything meaningful to the discussion get downvoted rather fast. That's the only consensus
by dqv 5y ago
If you read any comment thread on HN, the ones that don't contribute anything meaningful to the discussion get downvoted rather fast. That's the only consensus you're seeing.
- deugo 5y agoI do feel their frustration. For many this has been on their mind for over a year now, and science and media painted them as racist conspiracy theorists. I am not sure about HN. But on everywhere else on the internet right now, this issue is still incredibly astro-turfed. And it has not ended yet! We will see the frozen-food theory or "It came from Italy" disinformation espoused soon, by prominent scientists, repeated in the media. The tooth ache is just beginning. https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirus https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how... https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-accuses-chinese-trolls-of-sowing-coronavirus-panic https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-accuses-c... https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-used-internet-troll-army-to-shape-coronavirus-narrative-report https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-used-internet-troll-army... But maybe HN is unique? One thing to control a narrative you can't control, is to have a post flagged. I am getting sleepy. Is it safe yet?