They mention investigating another viral post farm back in November, which was discussed on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29309201 https://news.

They mention investigating another viral post farm back in November, which was discussed on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29309201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29309201 Link to the November post: https://www.garbageday.email/p/when-the-traffic-firehose-is-pointed https://www.garbageday.email/p/when-the-traffic-firehose-is-... All roads to monetization require engagement, so you just end up with groups that churn out "bait" like this.