Comment on Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoI don’t know. I’ve never heard of the game before this post. I’m just pointing out the ridiculousness of hoping for the astroturfers and shills to out themselves because they’re feeling guilty.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh no, not even because they’re feeling guilty. If anything, those same YouTubers who get their audience angry for a living would have a monetary incentive to present proof if it existed. Actual astroturfers advertise their services on LinkedIn.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
But by that logic, astroturfing simply wouldn’t work, when we know for a fact it works very well.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Astroturfing works where everyone is anonymous, but I don’t know how you expect it to work when every reviewer has a byline and an incentive to reveal corruption.