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How much of this navel-gazing junk do we need? See also, from the same author: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now https://news.

by lapcat 10mo ago

How much of this navel-gazing junk do we need? See also, from the same author: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205632 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205632 (10 days ago) Show HN: Hacker News, but every headline is hysterical clickbait https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46324579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46324579 (4 hours ago)

phoe-krk 10mo ago
Maybe HN needs some reflection, and satire is one of the best ways to provide it.
- ok123456 10mo ago
  There hasn't been since n-gate stopped posting.
  - bombcar 10mo ago
    Comparing this with n-gate really shows the difference between AI and real work. Superficially, they're the same, but digging in shows the real difference.
    - ok123456 10mo ago
      It's soul-crushing work, more suited for machines.
    - phantasmish 10mo ago
      N-gate was by far the best thing about HN.
- topaz0 10mo ago
  And slop is one of the worst ways
  - phoe-krk 10mo ago
    The moment slop becomes more HN-esque than original HN content, it tells you a lot about the quality of HN posts. That is very reflective to me.
greenwallnorway 10mo ago
I've done it before. Projects about hn on hn get a lot of attention. They're a lot of fun! And super easy to vibe code, if I'm looking to test a new model. It's hard to restrain myself from navel-gazing, the lint in there is fascinating. I'm not sure they satisfy curiosity as much as many posts with fewer votes, but that's okay.
wiseowise 10mo ago
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gjm11 10mo ago
I feel that my life has been improved by all three of these. I hadn't seen the "hysterical clickbait" one before you pointed it out, so thank you even though clearly that was the opposite of your intent.
- bombcar 10mo ago
  It's somewhat live, as it now has META-MELTDOWN: WE BROKE HACKER NEWS WITH THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK (dosaygo-studio.github.io)
ctrlmeta 10mo ago
> How much of this navel-gazing junk do we need? See also, from the same author: Seriously! I'll admit the first post was mighty fun. But now this is turning into an AI-spam-fest! I objected in the 2nd thread but got downvoted. Apparently the community here thinks this kind of low effort Reddit-style humor is now on-topic for this place! Not to mention the systematic downvoting of every comment that is critical of these spam posts!
catapart 10mo ago
reminds me of how people used to shove autotune into anything and people lapped it up like the slop that it was and this is. but, as with that slop, this will also get boring to the masses. there's only so much "I told an llm to pretend it was deadpool by way of ryan reynolds" that people actually like. the novelty is the brunt of it. and, like with autotune, when used well, people will continue to appreciate it. just ride out the hyperslop, for now.
floatrock 10mo ago
I dunno, sounds like "rapid product iteration to find product-market fit" to me.
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minimaxir 10mo ago
It's funny, the OP doesn't have an ulterior motive, and it's close to the holidays so it is not cannibalizing more important news. There's no harm here.

by lapcat 10mo ago

phoe-krk 10mo ago

Maybe HN needs some reflection, and satire is one of the best ways to provide it.

ok123456 10mo ago
There hasn't been since n-gate stopped posting.
- bombcar 10mo ago
  Comparing this with n-gate really shows the difference between AI and real work. Superficially, they're the same, but digging in shows the real difference.
  - ok123456 10mo ago
    It's soul-crushing work, more suited for machines.
  - phantasmish 10mo ago
    N-gate was by far the best thing about HN.
topaz0 10mo ago
And slop is one of the worst ways
- phoe-krk 10mo ago
  The moment slop becomes more HN-esque than original HN content, it tells you a lot about the quality of HN posts. That is very reflective to me.

greenwallnorway 10mo ago

I've done it before. Projects about hn on hn get a lot of attention. They're a lot of fun! And super easy to vibe code, if I'm looking to test a new model. It's hard to restrain myself from navel-gazing, the lint in there is fascinating. I'm not sure they satisfy curiosity as much as many posts with fewer votes, but that's okay.

wiseowise 10mo ago

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gjm11 10mo ago

I feel that my life has been improved by all three of these. I hadn't seen the "hysterical clickbait" one before you pointed it out, so thank you even though clearly that was the opposite of your intent.

bombcar 10mo ago
It's somewhat live, as it now has META-MELTDOWN: WE BROKE HACKER NEWS WITH THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK (dosaygo-studio.github.io)

ctrlmeta 10mo ago

> How much of this navel-gazing junk do we need? See also, from the same author: Seriously! I'll admit the first post was mighty fun. But now this is turning into an AI-spam-fest! I objected in the 2nd thread but got downvoted. Apparently the community here thinks this kind of low effort Reddit-style humor is now on-topic for this place! Not to mention the systematic downvoting of every comment that is critical of these spam posts!

catapart 10mo ago

reminds me of how people used to shove autotune into anything and people lapped it up like the slop that it was and this is. but, as with that slop, this will also get boring to the masses. there's only so much "I told an llm to pretend it was deadpool by way of ryan reynolds" that people actually like. the novelty is the brunt of it. and, like with autotune, when used well, people will continue to appreciate it. just ride out the hyperslop, for now.

floatrock 10mo ago

I dunno, sounds like "rapid product iteration to find product-market fit" to me.

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minimaxir 10mo ago

It's funny, the OP doesn't have an ulterior motive, and it's close to the holidays so it is not cannibalizing more important news. There's no harm here.