On: Ask HN: Who runs the spam bots? And why?

[preciousoo]

This makes a bit more sense. I just can't see anyone clicking on these obvious scams, especially when they show up over and over. But who knows, if they're persisting there must be some profit

[xpil → preciousoo]

Never underestimate idiots in large amounts. It's a matter of "when", not "if".