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ninjarantertoday at 5:57 PM7 repliesview on HN

A comment complaining this was obviously written by an AI, and the standard template is a tell. A philosophical observation about what that says about the state on online discourse. Link to the Dead Internet Wikipedia page.


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jantisslertoday at 8:53 PM

An unrelated comment added as a reply to the current top comment to get more views

Mordisquitostoday at 6:17 PM

A response appreciating the comment above for saving ones time.

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foltiktoday at 9:37 PM

Wistful nostalgia about the golden age of HN from an account created 11 months ago.

Bonus mention of a pg essay which the commenter clearly only read the title of.

mckirktoday at 7:46 PM

Nitpicky reply questioning the adherence of OP's comment to HN guidelines.

seamossfettoday at 6:51 PM

This is why I built [AI slop tool]. [Self promotion link to my vibe coded startup with no users]