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The idea of Amazon astroturfing an HN thread to get more retail customers.
by missedthecue 4mo ago
The idea of Amazon astroturfing an HN thread to get more retail customers.
- jMyles 4mo agoThis doesn't seem at all unlikely to me. I think we sometimes forget the ease (in terms of scale and cost) of standing up a massive astroturfing campaign. That said, I don't think this particular comment has the flavor, tone, or message I'd expect, and it does seem to be a genuine HN poster.
- razster 4mo agoAnd the kicker is that this could be an ai-agent doing the astroturfing. Now that even the common man can run local ai-agents that can post.
- LearnYouALisp 4mo agoI mean did you see the completely unironic thread where discussors were mentioning "$50 Tees" as the lowest acceptable end of quality?
- gunsle 4mo agoYou are absurdly naive if you think they’re incapable or unlikely to do such a thing. Half the comments and threads on this site are ads at this point.