> I also don't think you truly think people asking about US behavior here are Chinese agents.
Maybe my thinking is misguided, but this is exactly what I think. China has an abundance of labor and a strong appetite to perform just such tasks.
> That's just silly. China hasn't infiltrated HN.
It's not like you have to "infiltrate" anything here, it's an open forum and China would need to do little more than pay 2 people to take rotating shifts and they have essentially full coverage to counter any content critical of the country.
Since the readership of HN likely holds much more power than the average American, I'd think China silly to not make that investment.
Maybe my thinking is misguided, but this is exactly what I think. China has an abundance of labor and a strong appetite to perform just such tasks.
> That's just silly. China hasn't infiltrated HN.
It's not like you have to "infiltrate" anything here, it's an open forum and China would need to do little more than pay 2 people to take rotating shifts and they have essentially full coverage to counter any content critical of the country.
Since the readership of HN likely holds much more power than the average American, I'd think China silly to not make that investment.