Re:Show HN: Gemini has a "Concrete Bias" against minimalist ...
by arunkumars91 on Monday December 29, 2025 @12:42PM
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Author here. I ran an experiment comparing retrieval rankings for 'abstract' SaaS (Basecamp) vs 'visual' SaaS (Monday) on Gemini.
It seems the vector distance between 'Visual Nouns' (Gantt, Board) and generic 'Best PM Tool' prompts is shorter than for abstract concepts (Calm, Simple).
Minimalist tools are effectively invisible unless you explicitly prompt for 'text-based' or 'non-visual' workflows.
Has anyone else noticed this penalty for non-feature-heavy tools?
It seems the vector distance between 'Visual Nouns' (Gantt, Board) and generic 'Best PM Tool' prompts is shorter than for abstract concepts (Calm, Simple).
Minimalist tools are effectively invisible unless you explicitly prompt for 'text-based' or 'non-visual' workflows.
Has anyone else noticed this penalty for non-feature-heavy tools?