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This ai generated writing is so grating. I would think someone who spend eight years as an SRE (indicating they’re probably pretty savvy and technically compete
by ohyoutravel 11mo ago
This ai generated writing is so grating. I would think someone who spend eight years as an SRE (indicating they’re probably pretty savvy and technically competent), would avoid this crap.
Phrases like, “The moment that broke me wasn’t the empty dashboard. It wasn’t the crickets after launch” or “Here’s what I missed: Those competitors weren’t obstacles. They were validation” (random bolding that ChatGPT does omitted) are just so banally awful it makes me weep.
- smallnix 11mo ago> I’m not charging. No paywall. No “freemium” trap. Just pure value. This had me drop out of the article..
- dr_dshiv 11mo agoWhere does this style of writing come from? It’s pretty distinct and makes it so easy to detect.
- timr 11mo agolinkedin posts. it's practically the house style.
- nathanaldensr 11mo agoLinkedIn, although I'm not sure LinkedIn was the originator, itself. Self-absorbed overly-dramatic writing like this has plagued LinkedIn forever. There's even a subreddit that makes fun of its authors: /r/LinkedInLunatics. Now you're just seeing it on this blog post. And here on HackerNews, in my post. Why, you may ask? Because my intent is to leave you breathless in anticipation for "engagement." With short sentences. That don't let you rest and take in what you read.
- dr_dshiv 11mo agoWe’re not just using words. We’re writing them. Unless we’re not. #slopfest2025
- bchasknga 11mo agoWe gotta add in the "and here's what B2B Enterprise SAAS sales taught me"
- allenu 11mo agoI bet we could draw a throughline of the overly-dramatic writing style to TED Talks and all the way back to Steve Jobs' presentation style. The pregnant pauses. The short sentences. The holding back on making point for effect. All traced back to early-2000s product launches.
- magicstefanos 11mo agoI dropped out at the same sentence.
- redrix 11mo agoYou’re absolutely right! It’s not just grating—it’s professionally reckless!
- bofadeez 11mo agoAbsolutely! It’s not simply annoying—it’s dangerously careless.
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