They are pointing out that Monsanto does it, not accusing anyone here of being a shill.
I thought it was a good reminder that views can be, and are influenced by industry (it's the foundation of modern PR?). I believe it's helpful to make others aware of this.
HN guideline: Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like.
> Monsanto has had a huge astroturf campaign online for several years defending/promoting glyphosate (even on this website). ... I started noticing that there were the same users over and over with extremely well-researched defensive responses (the stuff that only someone with a PhD or JD could put together) and it's pretty obvious what's going on.
Seems pretty obviously an insinuation that HN is full of pro-Monsanto astroturfing and I don't think it is a stretch to say it is a commentary on the specific comments in this thread.
They are pointing out that Monsanto does it, not accusing anyone here of being a shill.
I thought it was a good reminder that views can be, and are influenced by industry (it's the foundation of modern PR?). I believe it's helpful to make others aware of this.
At least that's how I read it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯