alt Hacker NewsOn this thread and similar, I'm noticing that some strong opinions about $LLM_PROVIDER are coming from accounts without much post history. With so much on the line, and the way that HN can influence developer behavior, I wonder what ways we can responsibly consume opinions in a thread like this.
Not to cast too much criticism. HN is extremely well-moderated (thanks team!). But think we-developers need to be very wary.
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Do you see the pattern as new accounts tending to boost or criticis $LLM_PROVIDER? I think I see both...
Either way, I agree that HN is quickly becoming more manipulated and low SNR, like the rest of the entire internet.
I think the community on this site these days, much like other comment sections on the web, just read the headline and make a low effort comment. Regression to the mean I guess.
Personally I think you have to form your opinion and not trust anyone.
This requires a lot of mental strength and conviction.
I asked it what the cheapest train fare would be for my partner to get somewhere and it hallucinated the two together railcard rules to the point it would have got us a fine. That said, British train fares are arguably more convoluted than even the most complex software application.