This isn't a hack, this is <i>fraud</i>.<p>Additionally, deleting then resubmitting your submission is against HN rules. (as I commented previously on this post. And no, deleting the <i>original</i> Medium post then submitting a new one with minor edits does not count)
I wouldn't really call it a hack. It's abusing the referral system. If it was losing them any significant amount of money they would probably ban you or limit the referral system.<p>And it's not easy to create Google accounts quickly.
Complete with a cool story about how he also wrote this in an obnoxious job application letter with a stupid headline, and because nobody cared enough to respond, he wrote it up again in a Medium post. Ugh.