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Anyone else gone completely off HN these days? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 week ago by anzo@programming.dev to c/tech@programming.dev
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/57531140

I still used to frequent it all the way up to last month, for some interesting discussions. But now... it's really become AI-pro^[Yes, I know it's been that way for a while, but either I'm feeling it more or the bots have gamed the website to the point that all you see are announces from big tech companies or people going on about their AI solutions] and any post that even hints about AI existentialism gets immediately cut down.

I find it hard to browse the site anymore, and lament the loss of expert tech discussion in my weekly routine.

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[–] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

I'm thankful to HN because I got my last job because of it, but most of the discussions and comments there seem to be from bots or two-legged duning-kruger effects so hoping to have a sane discussion with actual smart people is kinda rare unless you find to manage a topic that is not about ai stuff, politics or CS.

You can find there all the cringe stuff from ai proselitism ("thanks ai because I can do my website for free in no time without having to pay thousands to a web designer or developer!") all the way up to antivaccines weirdos ("lockdowns were a joke and the vaccines were proven to not work") and even xenophobia and chauvinism ("go back to your weak country"). Yes, all of this quoted sentences are from the top of my head from HN from the last few weeks.