[Markoff]

Because large part of HN users prefer to live in denial about facts they don't like.

It's also fact there are brigades and bots operating on HN and NGAF.

[dang]

"Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email [e-mail] and we'll look at the data."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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