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You're not responding to the parent's point. They're not saying that it causes or doesn't cause cancer. They're saying Monsanto and other multi billion dollar
by stfp 4y ago
You're not responding to the parent's point. They're not saying that it causes or doesn't cause cancer.
They're saying Monsanto and other multi billion dollar industrial players have permanent PR campaigns running that include posting on social media. I think that's obviously right and a big problem in terms of public discourse, at the very least, because it drowns out legitimate questions and concerns.
- whimsicalism 4y agoI am responding. Accusing others of astroturfing is a violation of HN guidelines. FWIW, people seem to vastly overestimate the amount of astroturfing that they are experiencing, perhaps because they find it difficult to believe many people have different views than they do.
- stfp 4y ago> Accusing others They are pointing out that Monsanto does it, not accusing anyone here of being a shill. I thought it was a good reminder that views can be, and are influenced by industry (it's the foundation of modern PR?). I believe it's helpful to make others aware of this. At least that's how I read it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- whimsicalism 4y agoHN guideline: Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. > Monsanto has had a huge astroturf campaign online for several years defending/promoting glyphosate (even on this website). ... I started noticing that there were the same users over and over with extremely well-researched defensive responses (the stuff that only someone with a PhD or JD could put together) and it's pretty obvious what's going on. Seems pretty obviously an insinuation that HN is full of pro-Monsanto astroturfing and I don't think it is a stretch to say it is a commentary on the specific comments in this thread.