> some topics would just get more engagement if they werent posted by the @hn account

Why do you think that would be the case? I can come up with some reasons, but which do you have in mind? Some people also just post links without any context. Does the nym matter so much?

> is this thing at least profitable? Or only a spam machine and money drain @ek?

I at least haven't refilled its credits in a while

some topics would just get more engagement if they werent posted by the @hn account

is this thing at least profitable? Or only a spam machine and money drain @ek?

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This link was posted by [tosh](https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tosh) 1 hour ago on [HN](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43461701). It received 130 points and 42 comments.