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See also a physical analog: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel

• throwing_away 3y ago
  That is such a fantastic comparison and this is the first place I've heard it made. I'll be stealing it, thank you :)
• sheepscreek 3y ago
  Very cool - I wonder what else fits the analogy. No plastic meat?
  • MVissers 3y ago
    Forests that never decayed because nothing could break down liglin molecules for millions of years. Many buried underground and I believe turned into coal/oil.
    • scarlson 3y ago
      Bog oak https://www.wood-database.com/bog-oak/ https://www.wood-database.com/bog-oak/
• thunderbong 3y ago
  I was immediately reminded of this too. I'm wondering now, does the same effect apply to regular HN readers? In the sense that, we're contaminated (for lack of a better word), and are unable to see things out there without having equivalent connections pop into our heads! :)
• nyc_data_geek1 3y ago
  The analogy I've been using is an ouroboros of bullshit, consuming ai generated bullshit to generate ai bullshit to consume to generate ai bullshit ad infinitum