That's fair, but there's a difference between 1) accusing the specific person you're responding to of being a shill or that everyone advocating a given position

That's fair, but there's a difference between 1) accusing the specific person you're responding to of being a shill or that everyone advocating a given position is a shill and 2) suggesting that HN as a forum in general is likely the target of influence campaigns that impact the quality of discussion