Critique of Formulaic 'Show HN' Submissions on Hacker News
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Summary
The article critiques the repetitive and formulaic nature of 'Show HN' submissions on Hacker News, particularly those that follow a predictable 'LLM house style.' The author expresses frustration with these posts, which often include exaggerated personal anecdotes and grandiose claims about their projects. The piece highlights the lack of originality and substance in such submissions.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledHi HN, I have a history with some sort of problem — the common one which I'll describe here with some flowery prose that possibly makes gratuitous use of 'quotation marks'.
To fight back, I built Software Name. It’s not just another program of the sort you might logically expect. It's something else.
The proliferation of AI slop is definitely not that thing.
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