> Over the years I've found writing on HackerNews, Reddit and other online sites has given me an outlet to get creative and engage with folks in a way that will shift discourse towards something I'm more interested in. I regularly lie and pretend I know about topics and areas I have zero experience in. I began noticing I received more upvotes and engagement
someone admitting to that behavior on HN should be banned. that's actively hostile to the discourse here.
Note that the submission page is sorted chronologically, not by karma. So the concept of “top” is really more like “first”.
It seems you meant to point out that @Mandatum admitted to lying but the way you phrased it really made it difficult to verify the claim and came across to me like you were accusing @jessefied123.
There were some very strong responses [1] to your accusation and I’m concerned that anger may be directed at the wrong person. When making these kinds of accusations you should try to be more clear. Use names and provide links. Also consider if the benefit of the accusation is worth the risk of misunderstanding.
And indeed, the submissions are sorted chronologically. So I should've used "latest", not "top".