It is absolutely reasonable to question good faith on the internet. SPAM, bots, and paid shills have been here almost from day 1. The entirety of web2.0 was jumpstarted by services creating fake accounts to create the illusion of an already existing community.
It is a very interesting question how to fight this fact, and we need to discuss it, not silence any discussion of it.
It is a very interesting question how to fight this fact, and we need to discuss it, not silence any discussion of it.