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> I do wonder how many of these comments are disinformation bots

None. HN is too small for that to make any sense.

> trying to undermine the tech communities faith in established media

I'm usually in the media's camp, but like a sibling comment mentioned, "the media did that just fine themselves." It's too temping for them to try to use their power to try to tip the scales in politics, and every time they do that, people loose a little faith in them (though weighted to the side they're acting against).

The long-term end result of things like Rathergate, the stuff around Hunter Biden's laptop, innumerable more subtle things, and a frequently hectoring tone, is that too many people will not mourn the passing of the media (as they should), or are actively rooting for its destruction.