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I can't believe HN has changed so much that we are now mocking people for not hardening their blogs against traffic spikes. The comment used to just be "hugged"

I can't believe HN has changed so much that we are now mocking people for not hardening their blogs against traffic spikes. The comment used to just be "hugged", but now, if the author has anything critical to say about AI, it's this same snarky, elitist quip every time. There are two of these up at time of writing, with multiple agreeing replies, all petty, all demeaning. I know we're not supposed to complain about HN "changing", but, shit, it really hurts.

tryphan 9d ago
Turns out, people here are just as opinionated and snarky as anywhere else. It's grounding, really.
- moomoo11 9d ago
  "i don't like llms" (someone's opinion) someone else gives their opinion "waaah"
  - happytoexplain 9d ago
    Please, please consider keeping this style of posting restricted to other parts of the internet.
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    - moomoo11 9d ago
      maybe you should limit your time on the internet. you're clearly not equipped to handle interacting with other people who might have different opinions from you. what's with the white knighting? you're telling people to fit your world view. you do realize the title of the article posted is literally "I don't like LLMs" right?
- Liuser 9d ago
  I admit I may have rose colored glasses on, but the snark, toxicity and the need to “gotcha” feels like it has gotten acutely worse over the last couple of years. My unfounded theory is that with the democratization of software development with LLMs, it has encouraged more to participate in tech dedicated forums. So, you trend towards forums like Reddit level comments now. The degradation of comment quality has always been a complaint over years well before LLMs, but it feels much worse recently is all. There was a repost of an article where someone made a LAN gaming house and I was dismayed just how toxic the overall comments were of someone’s success. Compared to years prior where the comments were of a much different positive tone.
kevmo 9d ago
I mean, this is also Martin Fowler, a luminary in the field. His site should be able to handle the HN hug of death, particularly if he's bashing the latest-and-greatest tools. As is, he looks like an old man shouting about cars being bad while his horse drops dead at the side of the road.
- martinsb 9d ago
  I personally don't see the correlation between what he's been saying about AI and his blog site's reliability requirements. It's a blog, not some high availability service. Also, was Henry Ford asking for regulation because his cars may destroy our civilization as we knew it?
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moomoo11 9d ago
title of the article is literally "I don't like LLMs" fyi

tryphan 9d ago

Turns out, people here are just as opinionated and snarky as anywhere else. It's grounding, really.

moomoo11 9d ago
"i don't like llms" (someone's opinion) someone else gives their opinion "waaah"
- happytoexplain 9d ago
  Please, please consider keeping this style of posting restricted to other parts of the internet.
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  - moomoo11 9d ago
    maybe you should limit your time on the internet. you're clearly not equipped to handle interacting with other people who might have different opinions from you. what's with the white knighting? you're telling people to fit your world view. you do realize the title of the article posted is literally "I don't like LLMs" right?
Liuser 9d ago
I admit I may have rose colored glasses on, but the snark, toxicity and the need to “gotcha” feels like it has gotten acutely worse over the last couple of years. My unfounded theory is that with the democratization of software development with LLMs, it has encouraged more to participate in tech dedicated forums. So, you trend towards forums like Reddit level comments now. The degradation of comment quality has always been a complaint over years well before LLMs, but it feels much worse recently is all. There was a repost of an article where someone made a LAN gaming house and I was dismayed just how toxic the overall comments were of someone’s success. Compared to years prior where the comments were of a much different positive tone.

kevmo 9d ago

I mean, this is also Martin Fowler, a luminary in the field. His site should be able to handle the HN hug of death, particularly if he's bashing the latest-and-greatest tools. As is, he looks like an old man shouting about cars being bad while his horse drops dead at the side of the road.

martinsb 9d ago
I personally don't see the correlation between what he's been saying about AI and his blog site's reliability requirements. It's a blog, not some high availability service. Also, was Henry Ford asking for regulation because his cars may destroy our civilization as we knew it?

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moomoo11 9d ago

title of the article is literally "I don't like LLMs" fyi