[bbor]

I LOVE that link, but I think serious accusations like that need better justification/explanation.

Are you saying that Amazon is buying upvotes for comments they like, or that that comment was written by a shill? The former is very possible but hard to prove either way, but the latter seems really unreasonable. In this example, it's a poster that's been here since 2017, talking about things like startup culture, Covid-19, and investment banking. They even say they're ex-AWS in their HN bio, which would be a very unconventional move for an Amazon-corporate-operated fake account.

[danielmarkbruce]

Almost every claim of astroturfing is from someone who doesn't understand the basic argument opposing their position.

[marcod]

Unless it's Amazon reviews, where almost every glowing 5 star review is paid for.

[therealdrag0]

Based on what? You’ve never given a 5 star review? I sure have and I’m sure many many other people have too.