You're telling me that you'd be surprised that people would be paid to boost messages on HN, a site filled with shitloads of above income earners in a multi-trillion dollar industry?

I don't want to be mean, but don't you think you're being a little naive here?

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sodapopcan 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure what you mean. HN comments certainly have influence on others' perceptions of different kinds of tech. I can't point you to hard data other than "advertising works." I know I'm susceptible to it.

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bluefirebrand an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

It's still a site that is free to sign up

And hey, I'm unemployed at the moment. I'm a zero income earner. And yet, I'm still here.

	▲	pixl97 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And? There's a reason your here and it's the fact people in the industry earning paychecks while messing with this stuff are posting here.