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by Drupon12 hours ago |
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upvoteby solenoid093712 hours ago|
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HN discussion quality has deteriorated dramatically, especially for anything AI related.
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upvoteby etempleton7 hours ago|
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One of my indices of mania. You saw similar comments for crypto, blockchain, NFT, VR.
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upvoteby n_e6 hours ago|
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Unfortunately it's not limited to the trendy topics. For example there is a huge amount of factually wrong comments on the topic of npm vulnerabilities. I'm sure it's the same on topics I know less about.
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upvoteby etempleton5 hours ago|
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I think there are also people who understand the technology but overestimate potential impact. I remember someone at the Apple Vision Pro announcement arguing that this would be one of Apple’s biggest products and everyone would want them for taking photos and videos of their kids birthdays and such because it would be so much more natural than pulling out a camera and they just couldn’t be talked out of it.

Sometimes a technology can be really cool and never catch on. Sometimes a technology can be really popular anbd even world changing and never make much if any money.

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upvoteby cryo324 hours ago|
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One of the reasons my account is so young is that I went through each of those on HN and decided fuck it and nuked my credentials so I don’t have to stare at it.

There again now.

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upvoteby infecto6 hours ago|
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Sadly you are absolutely correct. The quality has nosedived in the past 1-2 years. I am not sure the exact cause but one of the things I noticed is a massive uptick in users who have insane post counts with sub 1-2 year history.

Breaking the rules but it does feel very much like Facebook or Reddit where there are distinct hive minds on topics and it just becomes a pissing match between brain-dead individuals.

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upvoteby xyzal10 hours ago|
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Mind that the host of this site has an interest in keeping the hype going on ...
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upvoteby infecto6 hours ago|
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And? Continue down your conspiracy theory please.
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upvoteby lionkor11 hours ago|
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I suspect this is due to fatigue. I admit I often post low quality replies under AI slop posts, simply because flagging them does nothing when they are somehow upvoted above and beyond anything human made.

This fatigue also causes a lot of readers to skip the AI threads, meaning less self-moderation of the forum through voting.

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upvoteby discreteevent10 hours ago|
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No, it's bots. When it comes to AI the HN community is now the mark.
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upvoteby kortilla12 hours ago|
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The top level comments are not smart or well conveyed, they are just the other side of the internet echo chamber. “Good, the rich don’t need money”, etc.

I think Elon owned companies are just a third rail for any kind of intelligent discussion because it turns into Elon fan boys arguing against Elon haters.

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upvoteby infecto6 hours ago|
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I think you pierced the hearts of Elon haters/fan boys and are getting downvoted.

Absolutely agree with your statement. Most top comments are just upvoted from the hivemind. Elon topics are always the worst because nobody even uses critical thinking and will just upvote/downvote based on the theme of Elon = Good or Bad.

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upvoteby JoshTko5 hours ago|
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So what's your intelligent argument as to why SpaceX's deserves an exception? Please lay out a case that's comessurate to the gravity of such an exception
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upvoteby infecto4 hours ago|
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You missed the plot and are only reinforcing the point. Where in my comment was I saying SpaceX deserves an exception? I am just stating what I observe anytime Elon or one of his companies comes up, it devolves into the extremes. Sorry you fall into that trap.
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