I always assumed shills were like paid posts (HN's monetization). Unless you mean like non-startup related shills? Agree, overall HN is pretty solid. There's b

I always assumed shills were like paid posts (HN's monetization). Unless you mean like non-startup related shills? Agree, overall HN is pretty solid. There's basically no bullshit, yet at first glance you can't really tell it's moderated. They do a very good job of keeping distance yet staying on top of it when needed - and the community is great at flagging, though maybe sometimes slightly flag-happy! But it keeps a curated feed, I'm overall satisfied.