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0 pointsAurornis2mo ago0 comments

Meta response: This account’s recent comment history is almost exclusively self promotion for their content, YouTube channel, and school. Much of the comment text appears LLM generated with classic signs such as the em dash, bullet point lists, and this-not-that comparisons that are common to LLM generated output.

It’s noteworthy because this comment is currently the top voted comment, probably because it hits all the notes of what you’d get if you asked an LLM to generate some content to tap into anger in a Hacker News comment section. It’s scary that this type of LLM powered engagement bait is so successfully being used to advertise on HN.

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nonethewiser2mo ago

Also: "This isn't X. It's Y.".

The criticism is also not very pointed. Like, I don't understand what the core message is. There is disdain for VC money and an implication that Astro could have gone without monetization. Both of which don't seem very well argued. But even if we grant those points ... so what? What is our take away supposed to be? It's a bunch of negative observations that don't funnel into some concrete conclusion.

It seems like the takeaway is supposed to be to look favorably on the commenter. "This is bad. I am good."

nindalf2mo ago

The top comment doesn't even make sense. Sqlite actually had to get funding to continue operating! They weren't immune from worries like paying rent or buying groceries.

It's just an ad that people are upvoting uncritically.

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