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▲ j-kent 5 hours ago

It's not about contributing to the conversation — it's about the fake internet points.

▲sidsud 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You've hit the nail on the head with that observation! And honestly? The points are all that matters.

▲2ndorderthought 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's not about the fake internet points — it's about manipulating people to support companies they otherwise wouldn't.

▲worldsavior 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's why he said fake internet points.

▲stetrain 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You're absolutely right!

▲rvnx 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

These points might be fake, but they are far from being useless, and actually have monetary value.

There is a market for buying and selling "aged" Hacker News accounts (3 USD <-> 15 USD for ~500 points) and upvotes / downvotes

By purchasing just ~300 karma points, founders can unlock an uplift of tens of thousands of dollars in visibility on the home page (clients and investors).

So the LLM comments are not here just for fun, they are clearly farming points.

Ironically, it also increases actual human engagement. This way the day Ycombinator wants to announce something, they already have more public than if there was low engagement.

Like the shilling you mentioned, these bots can push downvotes and flag competitors service.

Essentially the same as on Reddit. If you have incentive, you have a market.

▲cryptoegorophy 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not familiar with posts and points, so if you have a higher points balance this affects some kind of post rating/upvote rating?

▲NoMoreNicksLeft 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>So the LLM comments are not here just for fun, they are clearly farming points.

I think I give out about 1 updoot a year. Good to know I've been starving them.

▲wutwutwat 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If you're going to make a claim that there is a market for aged HN accounts you need to back it up with sources/proof, otherwise, you're pulling nonsense out of your ass

▲rvnx 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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▲wutwutwat 3 hours ago | parent [-]

being able to buy upvotes is not proof that there is a market for buying/selling aged hn accounts... which is what you claimed and what I asked for proof of.

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▲yread 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The real unlock is all the time you've saved yourself!

▲ihaveajob 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I find it hilarious that your comment has an emdash.

▲Aachen 3 hours ago | parent [-]

And the "it's not x, it's y" pattern. It's parody :)