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Has anyone else noticed the number of comments (and upvotes) that are very likely fake/misleading? Many 1-karma accounts that I doubt made their first comment o
by mudrockbestgirl 4y ago
Has anyone else noticed the number of comments (and upvotes) that are very likely fake/misleading? Many 1-karma accounts that I doubt made their first comment only because they love this product so much, and other founders/colleagues/cohort that are probably just friends.
I get this is the "growth hacking" mindset, but it really sucks. I wish this wasn't allowed on HN. This product clearly wouldn't be anywhere near the front page without this fake engagement.
- rekoros 4y ago"Launch HN" is a perk/benefit available to some YC-funded startups, so it's sort of "unfair by design". https://news.ycombinator.com/yli.html https://news.ycombinator.com/yli.html
- mudrockbestgirl 4y agoI didn't know that fake engagement and alternate accounts are part of the perks. Makes YC looks really legit if companies can't even market themselves without shady tactics. As soon as I see something like this it makes me want to run the other way and tell everyone I know to run the other way and never ever touch the product or company.
- m88m 4y agomaybe /u/dang can take a look at it.