It was funny in the late 90s. Slashdot would go all wonky, everything was a lie, and it was mostly absurd press releases and wacky scientific "findings". You could say "bah humbug" and stay off the internet and mostly avoid it. Or, you knew what you were getting into after maybe the second headline.

But the voltswagen thing was way too early. Jokes and serious news are mixed on sites like HN. This shit with deliveroo is unthinkable. And all this in a environment where fake news isn't just rampant, it's been weaponized.

Yeah, count me out. It's gone too far. Companies really need to quit it. At least, we could hope that HN could keep this crap off the front page