They are a YCombinator company! TIL.

I'm genuinely taken aback by that.

I can clearly see a bunch of brand new accounts brigading the thread, YCisComplict, YCisBad etc. Presumably bots or something but this is still bad even discounting those accounts.

We need more Aaron Schwartz’s in the world. Shame he's gone. Lads like that seemed kind of dorky and a bit pretentious in their pursuit of righteousness back in the day but my god their absence is noted in this day and age.

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logans_gun 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What is a “bot” account in this case?

People make new accounts all the time to shit talk YC, HN, dang, etc. Anonymity (in some limited form) is a feature.

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testfrequency 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Welcome to the thunder dome. YC is not our friends, they just host what (was) a niche forum where early tech peeps could have mostly civil conversations. It’s become increasingly hostile in moderation and sharp political opinions, that a lot of the joy here has fumbled out. (sorry mod team..I know you deal with a lot and traffic/spam keeps growing).

	▲	ModsMakeTrouble 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Excessive moderation creates spam. On strict sites like these, everyone runs sock puppet accounts and throwaways directly in response to the moderation. A site with nothing like that would have far fewer accounts and engagement. Ah ha!