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RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by immibis »

notahacker wrote: post #27
lispisok wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is so prime to sockpuppet on because of its fairly low comment rate but high concentration of users who can make technology decisions at companies.

Sure, but I suspect also harder because it's full of contrarians that will point out at least five better ways of solving the problem and people that upon being greeted with anything that looks like disguised marketing copy will spontaneously combust. And if you do manage to sneak a URL into a discussion without anyone thinking it's marketing, the next four comments will be about whether the design of the landing pag…

But also easier because those comments quickly become dead.

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by immibis »

throw-12-16 wrote: post #32
Teever wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m shocked when I come across people who think that sockpuppeting doesn’t happen on social media including HN. I wish there were laws that required large social media sites to publish data to their end users that indicate the severity of the problem.

I got downvoted like mad for suggesting that HN is a marketing outlet for YC. The people who frequent this forum think they are immune to astroturfing because they all work in ad tech.

Same here. I pointed out HN is the marketing arm of a capitalist investment fund and got flagged to oblivion.

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by uoaei »

notahacker wrote: post #27
lispisok wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is so prime to sockpuppet on because of its fairly low comment rate but high concentration of users who can make technology decisions at companies.

Sure, but I suspect also harder because it's full of contrarians that will point out at least five better ways of solving the problem and people that upon being greeted with anything that looks like disguised marketing copy will spontaneously combust. And if you do manage to sneak a URL into a discussion without anyone thinking it's marketing, the next four comments will be about whether the design of the landing pag…

Contrarianism is an effective sockpuppet tactic, then, in order to buy legitimacy and trust in the marketplace of ideas.

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by minimaxir »

throw-12-16 wrote: post #43
minimaxir wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hacker News doesn't memoryhole anti-YC threads.

lol it absolute does you ever notice how most YC announcements have comments disabled?

Those are job ads (a special type of post), not normal user discussions.

Actual YC announcements do not have comments disabled.

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by uoaei »

colinbartlett wrote: post #40
throw-12-16 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't forget about Honey! YC is full of scams.

They do back a lot of companies. Is there any evidence that they are pushing unethical or illegal business practices on their portfolio companies at a rate higher than non-YC start ups?

Why do you require comparison in order to determine whether or not this practice is unethical?

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by ceejayoz »

gosub100 wrote: post #29
weird-eye-issue wrote: post #8

Astroturfing on reddit has been a thing for over a decade and has really accelerated over the last few years. There's several companies where literally that is their business model to promote your product or service on reddit. I saw one for sale on acquire.com a while back for 7 figures

It's so painfully obvious too. On my local subreddit: "what's the best ice cream shop in $CITY?" Check their post history, one "lol" on a cat pic on /r/aww 8 months ago. 4 lines of code could catch this.

> Check their post history, one "lol" on a cat pic on /r/aww 8 months ago.

And now Reddit has made it possible to hide your post history.

Probably because of this exact issue.

Re: RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids?

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Post by 1718627440 »

cinntaile wrote: post #25
onetimeusename wrote: post #13

What is this cheatsheets and predicted exam leaks stuff? I don't mean to sound naive but is cheating a significant part of the test prep space?

A cheat sheet could be a piece of paper you're allowed to bring to an exam. To make a proper cheat sheet you have to understand the material you're working with anyway so it usually doesn't help you.

I usually does help you by having written it.
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