Really unsure why I was downvoted for this. I posted a link to someone else in this thread that has actually talked to Slack employees, it's directly related to the comment I replied to.
In the future how do you suggest I handle this?
"someone else in this thread said that they know some slack employees and it's true: <link> "
that way people scanning know what the link is and why it's there.
But it's only a few downvotes, and I think that total downvote count effect is limited to only a few points per post? So don't sweat it.