I was being facetious but only because I felt like the article felt like half a concept. I have some guesses about how it might work, and you've taken it anothe

I was being facetious but only because I felt like the article felt like half a concept. I have some guesses about how it might work, and you've taken it another step further. But I was actually considering it as I wrote, thinking perhaps an anti-user story for a site like HN would be "As a sales person I want to astroturf interest in my company's product using puppet accounts so that I can generate sales." or "As a nation state I want to brigade topics that present my nation in a poor light." So yeah, facetious, but legitimately considering it too.