A comment complaining this was obviously written by an AI, and the standard template is a tell. A philosophical observation about what that says about the state on online discourse. Link to the Dead Internet Wikipedia page.
Mordisquitos 1 hours ago [-]
A response appreciating the comment above for saving ones time.
tsumnia 25 minutes ago [-]
A bad faith response that attempts to derail the conversation from the original article.
1 hours ago [-]
seamossfet 45 minutes ago [-]
This is why I built [AI slop tool]. [Self promotion link to my vibe coded startup with no users]
jasong 1 hours ago [-]
A poor attempt at joining the convo too late because I don't browse /new like everyone else. No one upvotes, and I question my intelligence for the 3rd time today.
awkwardpotato 15 minutes ago [-]
A random reply hours later, long after the post has left the front page
joshstrange 2 hours ago [-]
> Cherry-picked quote from the article cut off too early
Bad faith argument that could only be made by not reading further into the article or cutting the quote off before it answers the exact question/argument posed here.
freehorse 31 minutes ago [-]
Comment asking the previous commenter in a passive aggressive manner whether they had actually read the article, without providing any further context or counter to the argument made.
Eduard 2 hours ago [-]
A comment at Hacker News which provides a nuanced critique and which gains plenty of upvotes as a lot of users agree to the comment's sentiment.
sillysaurusx 1 hours ago [-]
A comment disagreeing with the central argument, presenting factual evidence for why it’s mistaken. Downvoted for an hour before balancing back out to a score of 2.
zirkonit 2 hours ago [-]
A comment based on the reading of the title that could only be conceived if the commenter didn't bother to click the article at all.
mihaic 1 hours ago [-]
A snide and vitriolic remark that observes on how the first paragraph actually addresses the concern of the person which hasn't read the article. A further continuation on this being representative of the state of modern online discourse.
saaaaaam 32 minutes ago [-]
A schtick that is at least as old as the internet, revitalised for new audiences who think it is brilliantly original, to make the author look clever.
cperciva 51 minutes ago [-]
A complaint about the quality of posts and the comments they elicit here, followed by an allegation that Hacker News is turning into Reddit.
mellosouls 58 minutes ago [-]
"A Technical Blog Post by a Big Name Expert" (2013)
A complaint asking what this has to do with hackers or hacking.
Karrot_Kream 44 minutes ago [-]
A comment making a subtle point about something discussed in the middle of the article that languishes near the bottom of the page because nobody read the full article.
stevekemp 1 hours ago [-]
An obvious attempt to insert a link into my own vibe-coded project, in the pretense it is either relevant or related.
econ 41 minutes ago [-]
Repeat the title 3 times in the first 3 lines then again as the start of the next paragraph.
Fill the rest of the article assuming this is the readers first day on planet earth. Like, an article about a CPU architecture should start with the early history of mathematics.
boznz 25 minutes ago [-]
I guess I am too honest to go down the click-bait title stuff. I would love to get more traffic too my web site, but not this way. I prefer to write up interesting hardware of software projects, but i'm in the middle of writing another sci-fi epic and there are only so many projects you can juggle :-)
ramon156 1 hours ago [-]
A niche reference almost no one gets, except one.
ambicapter 2 minutes ago [-]
A comment haughtily linking to the original appearance of said reference.
brandonmensing 2 hours ago [-]
A note of gratitude from a first time poster who tries to take some credit by saying they have always felt the same way
CephalopodMD 29 minutes ago [-]
A link to the HN discussion from when this was already posted here 6 months ago, possibly to be helpful, but also possibly as an attempt to admonish others for not knowing this is a repost.
Joeboy 1 hours ago [-]
An opinion about the design of the website.
terramex 43 minutes ago [-]
Link to HN guidelines with following quote pasted below:
> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.
A sentence remarking this concept was implemented in a different media.
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Title of the song
Naive expression of love
Reluctance to accept that you are gone
Request to turn back time and rectify my wrongs
Repetition of the title of the song
gabeyaw 2 hours ago [-]
A question that was addressed in the 3rd paragraph of the article
disgruntledphd2 2 hours ago [-]
A subtle counterpoint from paragraph seven (7)
cpfohl 1 hours ago [-]
Anyone struggle with the large font size? I can only consume about 2 lines, maybe three lines at that size before I struggle with tracking.
The article itself was in fact delightful once I zoomed out a bunch.
4 minutes ago [-]
j2kun 1 hours ago [-]
A comment not about the article, but rather about the perceived quality of the HN comments.
nusl 44 minutes ago [-]
This seems like a useful reference when asking AI to create content for you, despite the irony
mhb 1 hours ago [-]
An expression of surprise and appreciation that the author, an expert in his field, is actually a HN participant.
throw_47720827 6 minutes ago [-]
A heavily downvoted comment from a new account registered specifically to comment on this link.
nothinkjustai 19 minutes ago [-]
A comment pointing out that this submission and/or comment section break the HN rules, which are selectively ignored by the VC mods.
seamossfet 50 minutes ago [-]
A false dichotomy that segments typical replies into one of two groups.
Group 1: A thinly veiled straw man that buckets everyone I disagree with, along with an attempt to appear as if I'm being unbiased
Group 2: The group I put myself in and provide better arguments for why this perspective is correct.
Vague motte and bailey statement that gives me plausible deniability when someone criticizes my analysis.
wizardforhire 3 hours ago [-]
A simple statement of acknowledgement.
> a quote from the article
A link to something relevant or interesting to add or support a point [1]
An opinionated comment or personal anecdote.
[1] the link from above
bensyverson 1 hours ago [-]
A reply which references neither the parent comment nor the article, but makes a strong and likely negative statement.
Redster 2 hours ago [-]
>> a quote from the article
> An opinionated comment or personal anecdote.
Counter opinion or added nuance. [1]
[1] A link for support or to demonstrate a counterexample.
zirkonit 2 hours ago [-]
An uncalled-for ad hominem that serves to quickly devolve the discussion in opinionated ragebait.
_doctor_love 2 hours ago [-]
Tu caca, Derrida?
NonHyloMorph 54 minutes ago [-]
ramon156 12 minutes ago | unvote | prev | next [–]
A niche reference almost no one gets, except one
_doctor_love 42 minutes ago [-]
An appreciative comment making the original niche poster feel seen.
throwanem 29 minutes ago [-]
...sheesh.
stephbook 1 hours ago [-]
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tomi_dev 1 hours ago [-]
Feels similar with cold email.I used to think it was mostly about better copy or subject lines, but lately it feels like timing matters way more. Same message, different moment, completely different outcome.
Have you seen cases where timing mattered more than the message itself?
Rendered at 19:36:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
Bad faith argument that could only be made by not reading further into the article or cutting the quote off before it answers the exact question/argument posed here.
http://bradconte.com/files/misc/HackerNewsParodyThread/
Discussion (589 points, 189 comments):
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511
Fill the rest of the article assuming this is the readers first day on planet earth. Like, an article about a CPU architecture should start with the early history of mathematics.
> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
>Fletcher Munson: [sunnily, on homecoming] Generic greeting!
>Mrs. Munson: [warmly] Generic greeting returned!
>[they kiss and chuckle at each other]
>Fletcher Munson: Imminent sustenance.
>Mrs. Munson: Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal.
>Fletcher Munson: Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117561/quotes/
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Title of the song
Naive expression of love
Reluctance to accept that you are gone
Request to turn back time and rectify my wrongs
Repetition of the title of the song
The article itself was in fact delightful once I zoomed out a bunch.
Group 1: A thinly veiled straw man that buckets everyone I disagree with, along with an attempt to appear as if I'm being unbiased
Group 2: The group I put myself in and provide better arguments for why this perspective is correct.
Vague motte and bailey statement that gives me plausible deniability when someone criticizes my analysis.
> a quote from the article
A link to something relevant or interesting to add or support a point [1]
An opinionated comment or personal anecdote.
[1] the link from above
> An opinionated comment or personal anecdote.
Counter opinion or added nuance. [1]
[1] A link for support or to demonstrate a counterexample.
A niche reference almost no one gets, except one
Have you seen cases where timing mattered more than the message itself?