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[โ€“] Carighan 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You might however be watching ads. And probably not realize it.
(Although, to be fair, right now we're probably much too small for anyone to bother doing much astroturfing)

[โ€“] FlyingSquid 4 points 5 months ago

Even if there was astroturfing, I wouldn't say that counters OP's arguments any more than it would if some guy came in and started handing out coupons to a pizza place in the local public library.