← Back to context Comment by bastac 1 day ago Do people really buy stars for github? Would explain some of these crazy growths 6 comments bastac Reply walthamstow 1 day ago Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either. jedimastert 1 day ago 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 thrance 1 day ago Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621 sumeno 1 day ago Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too.Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now pojzon 20 hours ago When there is a buyer, sellers will show up.This only exposes human nature.
walthamstow 1 day ago Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either.
jedimastert 1 day ago 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
thrance 1 day ago Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621 sumeno 1 day ago Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too.Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now pojzon 20 hours ago When there is a buyer, sellers will show up.This only exposes human nature.
sumeno 1 day ago Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too.Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now pojzon 20 hours ago When there is a buyer, sellers will show up.This only exposes human nature.
Don't underestimate stars given by claws without direct instruction from humans. Not bought or sold, but not real either.
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
Apparently so. Posted 12 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831621
Makes me wonder if there is a secret HN upvote economy too.
Edit: yep, quick search turned up a site to buy upvotes. All these vibe coded slop projects getting to the front page make sense now
When there is a buyer, sellers will show up.
This only exposes human nature.