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> AI seems antithetical to the hacker ethic Don't make the mistake I do and think HN is populated predominantly by that type of hacker. This is, at the end of
by squigz 3y ago
> AI seems antithetical to the hacker ethic
Don't make the mistake I do and think HN is populated predominantly by that type of hacker. This is, at the end of the day, a board for startups.
(Not to say none frequent this board, but they seem relatively rare these days)
- throwaway_08932 3y agoThe "I did this cool thing" posts get way more upvotes than the "let's be startuppy" posts. I don't think the "hacker" population is as rare as you're suggesting.
- squigz 3y agoI don't think "shiny new thing" posts getting more upvotes indicate anything about the hacker population.
- spacebuffer 3y agoI think he's refering to posts like this[0] rather than the shiny new tool people usually get excited about. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30803589 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30803589
- throwaway_08932 3y agoCorrect.