As HN garners eyeballs and also being an election year, I would suppose PR elements would bleed through the comments. I started coming here about 5-8 years ago

As HN garners eyeballs and also being an election year, I would suppose PR elements would bleed through the comments. I started coming here about 5-8 years ago because of the comments section usually having insider or wicked smart people and their viewpoints. You did the right thing by asking this question. It might be downvoted but we can all see something and say something.