stupendous_luck

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   by stupendous_luck 4y ago

   Your comment quotes an HN guideline, and my point relates to it. Some users may feel the need to create throwaway accounts in order to post comments that in an alternative reality they could post under their primary account and later delete
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   by stupendous_luck 4y ago

   You really don't need advanced AI to do it. Just a bunch of scrapers and some run of the mill statistics. And guess what, it's been done by many companies already. They just don't care to create such a site.
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   by stupendous_luck 4y ago

   At the same time, HN doesn't let you delete comments. Maybe with some GDPR magic.