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Now I'm actually curious to see statistics regarding the usage of em-dashes on HN before and after AI took over. The data is public, right? I'd do it myself, bu
by bakugo 9mo ago
Now I'm actually curious to see statistics regarding the usage of em-dashes on HN before and after AI took over. The data is public, right? I'd do it myself, but unfortunately I'm lazy.
- dang 9mo agoSomeone did just that! Show HN: Hacker News em dash user leaderboard pre-ChatGPT - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45071722 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45071722 - Aug 2025 (266 comments) ... which I'm proud to say originated here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45046883 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45046883.
- JKCalhoun 9mo agoHa ha, my first use of an em-dash on HN was 2016 which was the year I started my account. I'm safe. It must be one of you that are the LLM! (Hey, I'm #21 on the leaderboard!).