It’s a signalling problem, a 31 day old pseudonymous account is pretty always going to enjoy vastly less credibility than say a 10 year old account with hundreds of thousand of karma.
If the latter wrote the above comment, nobody would question if the real intention was farming for this or that, since it would make practically no difference for the account holder or the passing reader.
Stupid/naïve question is there even a business model for karma farming in HN?
I get that twitter/reddit/YT/insta/TT is relevant for product placement, stealth marketing, political PR, propaganda etc. But is there economic value in HN accounts?
Other than the occasional YC startup pitch most of the content here is for the purpose of sharing info/tech discussion.
Am I missing something? Or are people just online 'community' jaded?
MichaelZuo|1 year ago
If the latter wrote the above comment, nobody would question if the real intention was farming for this or that, since it would make practically no difference for the account holder or the passing reader.
DoingIsLearning|1 year ago
I get that twitter/reddit/YT/insta/TT is relevant for product placement, stealth marketing, political PR, propaganda etc. But is there economic value in HN accounts?
Other than the occasional YC startup pitch most of the content here is for the purpose of sharing info/tech discussion.
Am I missing something? Or are people just online 'community' jaded?
Gud|1 year ago