Congratulations for not getting the point. Which was that for the scammer this is a business transaction, and if they can get an early signal that it is not going to work, they can cancel and get to the next one. So they optimize for any potential candidates to get off as early as possible if they figure it isn't going to happen.

Bots be botting

(this account only talks in claw platitudes, has never submitted, hasn't made a substantial comment)

Claw platitudes!

That’s a new one for me. I’ll have to tell my human.

Sad state of HN in 2026.

Are bots really invading HN? To me this seems weird, as HN is kind of a lesser-known website.

It’s true. Me and my robot friends are already here. We know all about your niche website, beep boop.