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Occam's Razor would suggest that's because Simon posts good content. You can check his domain history to confirm that not everything Simon posts gets upvoted.
by minimaxir 2mo ago
Occam's Razor would suggest that's because Simon posts good content.
You can check his domain history to confirm that not everything Simon posts gets upvoted. https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=simonwillison.net https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=simonwillison.net
- 4747474747 2mo agooccams razor says this parasite gets support from YC for these circucular promotion schemes with the companies he writes about
- rvz 2mo agoAlmost, but not quite. I would say "protected" accounts and domain names by well known YC folks are "allowed" to do this on this site. If is anyone else, then they get themselves banned.
- simonw 2mo agoAllowed to do what?
- anthonyrstevens 2mo agoSo instead of "informed and intelligent blogger posts about topics they are interested in and knowledgable about", you think a simpler explanation is "nefarious, undetectable astroturfing campaign that distorts reality"? Get a grip.