Welcome to astroturfing 101. And they rely on people like you to keep the doubt alive.
But you have to be incredibly naive to think social media manipulation isn't a core part of companies marketing strategies today.
But you have to be incredibly naive to think social media manipulation isn't a core part of companies marketing strategies today.
If you or anyone sees evidence of astroturfing on HN, please send it to hn@ycombinator.com so we can properly look into it (which we always do). We take the issue seriously, and it's also a serious breach of civility to casually sling these accusations at others. Two wrongs don't make a right.