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robyesterday at 8:27 PM1 replyview on HN

Sure you can think about what they'll do in the future but I'm providing suggestions on what we can do now based on current behavior. And even if you're a human, you shouldn't be allowed to start posting links immediately anyways. :)


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TZubiriyesterday at 10:47 PM

For the record, I'm 100% in favour of talking about the present, and I'm fatigued about futuristic conversations, and don't find them usually productive.

So with that cleared, this is something that is happening NOW. A couple of years ago, the cutoff date meant that astroturfing like this had a return over months or years. Now with search tools, models can be updated in less than a day with astroturfed comments.