Well, you did a bad job at explaining. Both are scummy behaviors aimed at "hacking"/exploiting the human psyche for ill intents. And, in any case, I provided a

Well, you did a bad job at explaining. Both are scummy behaviors aimed at "hacking"/exploiting the human psyche for ill intents. And, in any case, I provided an even more apt comparison in the followup comment: drug lords and mobsters. Or scam artists of any kind. Such an article wouldn't be flagged on HN if it explains something technical or about the human psyche; but it's ok to respond "gross" if it contains a sentence such as the one which sparked this conversation. > we're best off leaving things here Agreed.