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Ask HN: Is it unethical for creators to use cash-for-reviews campaigns?

1 pointsby getflookupalmost 3 years ago

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themodelplumberalmost 3 years ago
The ethics of the thing seem to involve support mechanisms like disclosures, making the situation more broadly approved and more easily supported upon closer examination.<p>Supporting factor example: You know your thing is good, so you pay somebody to review it, knowing otherwise it doesn&#x27;t have a chance against more popular, yet inferior products that are holding the industry back, maybe even humanity.<p>Typical situations aren&#x27;t so serious but it&#x27;s a good idea to explore the circumstances broadly and deeply both. &quot;Use&#x2F;not use&quot; probably isn&#x27;t a deep enough model and looking broadly it doesn&#x27;t reflect the type of thinking that is going into the common case, let alone the successful case that meets with general approval. Good luck.