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Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by discreteevent on Saturday May 16, 2026 @05:41AM (#48158562)
I've been here since 2008 and I'll say it. Vividfrier is a bot. The people behind the likes of vividfrier are vandals, shitting all over the commons just to get even more than the massive amount they have already been given.

HN was a tremendous resource built by its members and the moderators. In the last year or so a lot of that has been destroyed by people who have no sense of decency. They see deception as a virtue. They call it hustle or whatever. WTF?

Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by denkmoon on Saturday May 16, 2026 @06:33AM (#48158866)
What is even the point of botting HN? Besides trolling what is it that they’re getting even more of?
Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by izucken on Saturday May 16, 2026 @09:27AM (#48160087)
The point of all of that is to become god, straight up unironically.
Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by larnon on Saturday May 16, 2026 @09:28AM (#48160099)
To direct a whole industry towards where you want to.
Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by denkmoon on Saturday May 16, 2026 @11:02PM (#48165715)
Do we really think HN is that influential?