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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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  1. robotresearcher · · focus · HN ↗
    > This article was drafted with AI from my outline

    Maybe just post your human outline and the data, where the data processing and viz is AI assisted if you like.

    The synthetic prose is not a value-add over your outline. It takes time to read, and reduces the bit-rate over your intentions.

    1. ricardobeat · · focus · HN ↗
      This kind of dense sentence is extremely tiring to read:

          > I wanted to know whether the knife subreddits I read, and scrape for New 
          Knife Day, show any sign of that. Not a hunch about one suspicious comment, 
          but something I could count and someone else could recount.
      
      Everyone should adopt this rule: if the author didn't take the time to write it, you shouldn't take the time to read it.
      1. kridsdale1 · · focus · HN ↗
        I spotted Claude here:

        > The practical check is the one the data endorses

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