Do people really buy stars for github? Would explain some of these crazy growths

walthamstow 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either.

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jedimastert 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Once stars started becoming a marketable metric, it's pretty much inevitable that they would be purchasable. Same as any other bot review market I suppose

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thrance 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621

	▲	sumeno 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too. Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now