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Hacker News Users Engage With AI-Generated Article, Downvote Critics

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kache#488@YACINEMTBOPFernando 🌺🌌Fernando 🌺🌌@ZETALYRAE

Hacker News thread with tens of comments earnestly responding to an obviously AI-generated article. The people pointing out it's AI are downvoted. One user says: "it's like the playing field was leveled exclusively for the benefit of the mediocre".

7:16 PM · May 17, 2026 View on X
QUOTE POSTkache#488kache@YACINEMTB

Only the dumbest people browse hacker News

Fernando 🌺🌌Fernando 🌺🌌@zetalyrae

Hacker News thread with tens of comments earnestly responding to an obviously AI-generated article. The people pointing out it's AI are downvoted. One user says: "it's like the playing field was leveled exclusively for the benefit of the mediocre".

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