alt Hacker Newsjust because it’s on arxiv doesn’t mean anything
arxiv is essentially a blog under an academic format, popular amongst asian and south asian academic communities
currently you can launder reputation with it, just like “white papers” in the crypto world allowed for capital for some time
this ability will diminish as more people catch on
arxiv should really have a big red banner "NOT REVIEWED - DON'T USE AS A SOURCE" or something