> HN rules indicate that if a post didn't get enough attention that's alright
Which is why I explicitly stated I assumed it's just an experiment of sorts and I didn't imply anything nefarious.
The optics of posting the same links from the same websites suggest going beyond "I found this interesting" towards something more about getting the clicks.
Sometimes HN is used just to garner audience, and while the letter of the rules may be observed, the spirit certainly isn't [0] (you may need to enable seeing dead threads).
Which is why I explicitly stated I assumed it's just an experiment of sorts and I didn't imply anything nefarious.
The optics of posting the same links from the same websites suggest going beyond "I found this interesting" towards something more about getting the clicks.
Sometimes HN is used just to garner audience, and while the letter of the rules may be observed, the spirit certainly isn't [0] (you may need to enable seeing dead threads).
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=dev.to