Ask HN: What words and phrases describe things that make HN peeps see red?

2•bookofjoe•2h ago

Certain terms of disdain repeatedly appear in comments:

clickbait (by far the most common)

virtue signaling

astroturfing

dark pattern

sock puppet

troll farm

bot

...............

Others?

Comments

DamonHD•2h ago

You seem to be mixing intentions with actors here: when the description is accurate, eg for a bot, then there may be no disdain in simply pointing that out.

bookofjoe•2h ago

You are correct: my bad! Edited per your comment. Thank you.

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