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Nearly every negative google comment is downvoted

by greatpostman 4y ago

ushakov 4y ago
on HN this is usually the other way around at least as far i can remember
- greatpostman 4y ago
  Same, I’m surprised
  - UncleMeat 4y ago
    The earnings threads always invert the usual "google sucks" narrative because when it comes to money google is objectively raking it in. People can form opinions about the company's product strategy or engineering capabilities or ethics or social implications but the earnings threads are usually "wow, they sure do make a lot of money." It is just different topics.
MegaButts 4y ago
This always happens when there's a popular post about big tech on HN. Google is a big company with lots of employees and lots of investors and HN is no longer a tiny corner of the internet. Just ignore the astroturfing and look for the signal in the noise.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago
  If you poll consumers, Google is one of the most liked companies [0]. They don’t need to astroturf to get favorable comments. Also, accusations of astroturfing are against the HN site guidelines. If you think comments are wrong, tell us why they are wrong, don’t attack the authors. [0] https://morningconsult.com/most-loved-brands-2020/ https://morningconsult.com/most-loved-brands-2020/
  - MegaButts 4y ago
    I've had this debate with mods already. I believe there is astroturfing but I'm not going to waste my time pointing out every instance, especially since I actually did this a long time ago and it's almost impossible to prove. You're welcome to believe the entirety of the comments narrative is genuine. I disagree. Like I said in my original comment, look for the signal in the noise. If you believe there is no noise then your search is already over.
summerlight 4y ago
Among three most downvoted comments, one comment is very (and likely intentionally) misleading and the rests are uninteresting, repetitive sarcasm which deteriorates the signal to noise ratio. This might be very surprising conclusion to some of ordinary HN audiences, but could there be any realistic possibilities of those comment deserving some downvotes?
- greatpostman 4y ago
  HN is known to be anti google/big tech. So it’s odd to see the change
  - ksec 4y ago
    >HN is known to be anti google/big tech Anti-Google / Big Tech is relatively new on HN. Especially the Anti-Google Part. HN is well known to be Anti Facebook though. 2nd Place being Oracle.
    - greatpostman 4y ago
      I’ve been here since like 2008, it’s not new
      - ksec 4y ago
        And I have been here since 2008 ( this is my 2nd account ), I cant remember anyone was Anti Google when they released Chrome and were the media darling while I was the only few crying for Firefox. The only hatred that existed since the birth of HN was Microsoft and Facebook. ( And Oracle )
      - dijonman2 4y ago
        Pardon my skepticism but your account is 7mo old?
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Nearly every negative google comment is downvoted

ushakov 4y ago

on HN this is usually the other way around at least as far i can remember

greatpostman 4y ago
Same, I’m surprised
- UncleMeat 4y ago
  The earnings threads always invert the usual "google sucks" narrative because when it comes to money google is objectively raking it in. People can form opinions about the company's product strategy or engineering capabilities or ethics or social implications but the earnings threads are usually "wow, they sure do make a lot of money." It is just different topics.

MegaButts 4y ago

This always happens when there's a popular post about big tech on HN. Google is a big company with lots of employees and lots of investors and HN is no longer a tiny corner of the internet. Just ignore the astroturfing and look for the signal in the noise.

fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago
If you poll consumers, Google is one of the most liked companies [0]. They don’t need to astroturf to get favorable comments. Also, accusations of astroturfing are against the HN site guidelines. If you think comments are wrong, tell us why they are wrong, don’t attack the authors. [0] https://morningconsult.com/most-loved-brands-2020/ https://morningconsult.com/most-loved-brands-2020/
- MegaButts 4y ago
  I've had this debate with mods already. I believe there is astroturfing but I'm not going to waste my time pointing out every instance, especially since I actually did this a long time ago and it's almost impossible to prove. You're welcome to believe the entirety of the comments narrative is genuine. I disagree. Like I said in my original comment, look for the signal in the noise. If you believe there is no noise then your search is already over.

summerlight 4y ago

Among three most downvoted comments, one comment is very (and likely intentionally) misleading and the rests are uninteresting, repetitive sarcasm which deteriorates the signal to noise ratio. This might be very surprising conclusion to some of ordinary HN audiences, but could there be any realistic possibilities of those comment deserving some downvotes?

greatpostman 4y ago
HN is known to be anti google/big tech. So it’s odd to see the change
- ksec 4y ago
  >HN is known to be anti google/big tech Anti-Google / Big Tech is relatively new on HN. Especially the Anti-Google Part. HN is well known to be Anti Facebook though. 2nd Place being Oracle.
  - greatpostman 4y ago
    I’ve been here since like 2008, it’s not new
    - ksec 4y ago
      And I have been here since 2008 ( this is my 2nd account ), I cant remember anyone was Anti Google when they released Chrome and were the media darling while I was the only few crying for Firefox. The only hatred that existed since the birth of HN was Microsoft and Facebook. ( And Oracle )
    - dijonman2 4y ago
      Pardon my skepticism but your account is 7mo old?

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