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bastacyesterday at 1:36 PM4 repliesview on HN

Do people really buy stars for github? Would explain some of these crazy growths


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walthamstowyesterday at 2:01 PM

Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either.

jedimastertyesterday at 2:28 PM

Once stars started becoming a marketable metric, it's pretty much inevitable that they would be purchasable. Same as any other bot review market I suppose

thranceyesterday at 1:38 PM

Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621

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