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by happytoexplain 764 days ago
I get it, but I absolutely hate that this question has to come up every time anything gets "too much" attention. I wish we could just put off the out-loud doubt a little more, even if it often turns out to be validated. It usually doesn't feel like the negativity is a good trade-off for the benefit of potentially rightfully calling out astroturfing.

For what it's worth, this one is published by Dunkey, a popular comedic (i.e. memeable) video game YouTuber, so I'm not surprised to see it get a lot of talk.