I'm using Tor, HN can't link the IP address. Naturally, I trust HN more than random visitors/scrapers, but it's better to trust less people/institutions/things.

I'm using Tor, HN can't link the IP address. Naturally, I trust HN more than random visitors/scrapers, but it's better to trust less people/institutions/things. In the current system people can vouch for dead posts from shadowbanned new accounts, if I understand correctly. It seems people do it, to a certain degree at least, because I rarely see good comments that stay dead forever.