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ryandrake on Jan 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub

There is a big difference between “highest quality” and “most popular.” Online services constantly confuse the two because it’s easier to measure popularity.

michaelmior on Jan 3, 2025 [–]

I don't disagree. But I think there's at least some positive correlation. The highest quality is unlikely to be the least popular and vice versa.

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