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Do people really buy stars for github? Would explain some of these crazy growths

• thrance 5mo ago
  Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621
  • sumeno 5mo ago
    Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too. Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now
    • pojzon 5mo ago
      When there is a buyer, sellers will show up. This only exposes human nature.
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• walthamstow 5mo ago
  Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either.
• jedimastert 5mo ago
  Once stars started becoming a marketable metric, it's pretty much inevitable that they would be purchasable. Same as any other bot review market I suppose