alt Hacker News> I think that's a good observation, but I wouldn't say those people are actually astroturfing (noting you only said they smell like that).
I agree with everything you've said here [0] as well as this bit I'm quoting specifically. I would strongly disagree with any claim that positive reports from "low-horsepower" people are likely to be astroturf. I'm just noting that a lot of astroturf reads like the way the "low-horsepower" people I've known tend to praise things.
[0] ...at least with whatever the comment said when I wrote this one ;)...
> I agree with everything you've said here [0] as well as this bit I'm quoting specifically. I would strongly disagree with any claim that positive reports from "low-horsepower" people are likely to be astroturf.
I think we're in agreement.
> I'm just noting that a lot of astroturf reads like the way the "low-horsepower" people I've known tend to praise things.
The "why" behind that would be interesting to know. It could just be that we assume astroturf would be low-effort, and that praise is low-effort (even if that's the most effort the "low-horsepower" person can muster), so they read the same.