Not only is this unfairly flagged, but I can't vouch for it for some reason.
Is this because I vouched for an article last week?
Is this because I vouched for an article last week?
This recent post [0] in the same vein was flagged for hours, for no discernible reason. It was then quietly unflagged, after all algorithmic momentum was sucked out.
Even the adjacent comment itt [1] pointing out the bizarre flagging recently has been flagged to death. You might not see it without showdead on.
0 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36452226 1 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36482768
I have to admit, I am getting pissed off that when it comes to discussions of sex and drugs, where abusive flagging occurs and other misbehaviour like injecting negative comment or claims without providing any backup, there seems to be no dealing with the culprits and they're allowed to continue. Then again I don't know what goes on behind the scenes. Dan does a good job and is very busy. But I wish he would handle it, or at least open up a discussion with us on how it might be handled.
However, there are groups who monitor this site for keywords, and flag posts that the community would otherwise be interested in discussing. They have a number of ways to do this, ranging from subtle to heavy handed. It's not hard to accomplish, technically speaking. You've seen what LLMs can do; and those tools have been available for years to some people. The benefits of doing so far outweigh the negligible risk for the groups involved.
The meta discussion around those topics is closed. Even posts asking for a discussion around them get removed, despite their immediate relevance to the tech and entrepreneur fields.