It's going to take a while for HN (the community, the mods, and the software systems) to adapt. Hopefully we can find a new equilibrium, but there is going to be quite some turbulence for a while.
In the meantime, it's super helpful for people to let us know at hn@ycombinator.com when they see accounts like these which are posting nothing but what appear to be generated comments, so we can ban them.
In the meantime, it's super helpful for people to let us know at hn@ycombinator.com when they see accounts like these which are posting nothing but what appear to be generated comments, so we can ban them.
Edit: (perhaps I shouldn't bury the lede): Generated comments aren't allowed on HN - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que.... They never have been, and of course this rule is becoming more relevant these days.