Re:Show HN: Hacker Times, a New York Times-Inspired Version ...
by lagrange77 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @12:54AM
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It's not about the tools.
I also regularly complain about AI generated content. I do that mostly, because it's often either
- extremely uninspired design and UX wise (e.g. the classical beige/serif AI slop website),
- full of obvious and stupid mistakes (e.g. those shitty infographics on social media),
- just mimics the real thing, but misses the actual purpose (e.g. again those shitty infographics on social media)
- or is ridiculously overloaded with features and documentation
That's repelling to me, because it screams that the human behind it is himself lazy and uninspired. It feels like a waste of time to even consume something, that the author or developer wasn't willing to put actual effort and thought into.
But that's an artefact of how the author is using the tool and presenting the results.
It's not an inherent property of AI use itself. HackerTimes for example doesn't feel uninspired or bland. And i like it.
I also regularly complain about AI generated content. I do that mostly, because it's often either
- extremely uninspired design and UX wise (e.g. the classical beige/serif AI slop website),
- full of obvious and stupid mistakes (e.g. those shitty infographics on social media),
- just mimics the real thing, but misses the actual purpose (e.g. again those shitty infographics on social media)
- or is ridiculously overloaded with features and documentation
That's repelling to me, because it screams that the human behind it is himself lazy and uninspired. It feels like a waste of time to even consume something, that the author or developer wasn't willing to put actual effort and thought into.
But that's an artefact of how the author is using the tool and presenting the results.
It's not an inherent property of AI use itself. HackerTimes for example doesn't feel uninspired or bland. And i like it.