Analysis Shows Increasing Percentage of Show HN Posts on Hacker News with Decreasing Average Scores
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Summary
An analysis of Hacker News data reveals that the percentage of "Show HN" posts has been increasing over time, particularly after the rise of LLMs, while the average scores of these posts have been decreasing. The author conducted data analysis to verify their observation that more Show HN stories are appearing, many of which appear to be generated with LLMs, and examined whether the community enjoys these posts based on scoring patterns.
Key quotes
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So I analyzed the data to see if that was true.
Also I included the average score per month to see if people enjoy seeing them (because I don't :P).
Stories in 2026 was omitted. 1) It's only 13 days, 2) Scores are not stable yet.
Last update: 2026-01-22
