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Funny funny funny, are we seeing Russian trolls on hacker news? Yesterdays article https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9269760 https://news.ycombinator.com/it

by ak1394 12y ago

Funny funny funny, are we seeing Russian trolls on hacker news? Yesterdays article https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9269760 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9269760 got me thinking, there were several newly registered users voicing doubts in American Democracy and showing support for Russsa (c_los, M8, ibi7) and now borgia is chipping in for Russian rocket engines.

astazangasta 12y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic You're looking for Russian trolls now, instead of considering the obvious, that Russian rocket engines have been the main way to send stuff into space for decades.
- ak1394 12y ago
  I don't see the connection? I've nothing against Soviet rocket engines.
  - criley2 12y ago
    "...and now borgia is chipping in for Russian rocket engines." You personally linked the discussion of Russian rocket usage to Russian sock puppet accounts, instead of realizing that Americans have used russian rockets for a long time. If you have nothing against RUSSIAN rocket engines (interesting that you called them "Soviet" engines when the USSR ended over 20 years ago) then why are over-eager to attribute discussion to them to Russian trolls and to describe them as "Soviet" (invoking Cold War era ideas) erroneously?
zghst 12y ago
There are propagandist on all corners of the internet. Many people on HN are blind and willfully ignorant that our community is infected to some degree.
MichaelApproved 12y ago
borgia doesn't look like a troll to me. TeMPOraL replied to the thread that the Russia banned the US from using its engines in military applications. borgia thanked TeMPOraL for the additional information on the topic. Seems like a legit and civilized conversation to me. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9276819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9276819
- ak1394 12y ago
  Yep, I guess I've overreacted about borgia.
dang 12y ago
Accusations of astroturfing aren't allowed here. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9180466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9180466 and the links there for why. Astroturfing is a problem on the internet, but destroying civil discourse by smearing users you disagree with is no way to address it.
- ak1394 12y ago
  Fair enough, sorry.

by ak1394 12y ago

astazangasta 12y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic You're looking for Russian trolls now, instead of considering the obvious, that Russian rocket engines have been the main way to send stuff into space for decades.

ak1394 12y ago
I don't see the connection? I've nothing against Soviet rocket engines.
- criley2 12y ago
  "...and now borgia is chipping in for Russian rocket engines." You personally linked the discussion of Russian rocket usage to Russian sock puppet accounts, instead of realizing that Americans have used russian rockets for a long time. If you have nothing against RUSSIAN rocket engines (interesting that you called them "Soviet" engines when the USSR ended over 20 years ago) then why are over-eager to attribute discussion to them to Russian trolls and to describe them as "Soviet" (invoking Cold War era ideas) erroneously?

zghst 12y ago

There are propagandist on all corners of the internet. Many people on HN are blind and willfully ignorant that our community is infected to some degree.

MichaelApproved 12y ago

borgia doesn't look like a troll to me. TeMPOraL replied to the thread that the Russia banned the US from using its engines in military applications. borgia thanked TeMPOraL for the additional information on the topic. Seems like a legit and civilized conversation to me. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9276819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9276819

ak1394 12y ago
Yep, I guess I've overreacted about borgia.

dang 12y ago

Accusations of astroturfing aren't allowed here. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9180466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9180466 and the links there for why. Astroturfing is a problem on the internet, but destroying civil discourse by smearing users you disagree with is no way to address it.

ak1394 12y ago
Fair enough, sorry.