Discussion
A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
gabeyaw: A question that was addressed in the 3rd paragraph of the article
disgruntledphd2: A subtle counterpoint from paragraph seven (7)
brandonmensing: A note of gratitude from a first time poster who tries to take some credit by saying they have always felt the same way
zirkonit: 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.
wizardforhire: A simple statement of acknowledgement.> a quote from the articleA link to something relevant or interesting to add or support a point [1]An opinionated comment or personal anecdote.[1] the link from above
Redster: >> 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: An uncalled-for ad hominem that serves to quickly devolve the discussion in opinionated ragebait.
mihaic: 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.
ninjaranter: 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: A response appreciating the comment above for saving ones time.
layer8: An unsurprisingly downvoted comment pointing out the spelling mistake.
stevekemp: An obvious attempt to insert a link into my own vibe-coded project, in the pretense it is either relevant or related.
Joeboy: An opinion about the design of the website.
Eduard: 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: 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.
_doctor_love: Tu caca, Derrida?
NonHyloMorph: ramon156 12 minutes ago | unvote | prev | next [–]A niche reference almost no one gets, except one
mellosouls: "A Technical Blog Post by a Big Name Expert" (2013)http://bradconte.com/files/misc/HackerNewsParodyThread/Discussion (589 points, 189 comments):https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511
econ: 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.
_doctor_love: An appreciative comment making the original niche poster feel seen.
terramex: 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.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
nusl: This seems like a useful reference when asking AI to create content for you, despite the irony
Karrot_Kream: 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.
seamossfet: This is why I built [AI slop tool]. [Self promotion link to my vibe coded startup with no users]
boznz: [delayed]
tsumnia: A bad faith response that attempts to derail the conversation from the original article.
ramon156: A niche reference almost no one gets, except one.
ambicapter: A comment haughtily linking to the original appearance of said reference.
abstractbill: A complaint asking what this has to do with hackers or hacking.
throw_47720827: A heavily downvoted comment from a new account registered specifically to comment on this link.
ajkjk: I for one am not playing alongI did enjoy this, though. Even the title worked.
sunrunner: A mildly annoyed reply quoting the Hacker News Guidelines to point out that:> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups.
throwpoaster: A comment that takes a second to realize it’s a troll.
alphawhisky: A scathing review of the project in one or two sentences. With no help or improvements to offer.
cperciva: A complaint about the quality of posts and the comments they elicit here, followed by an allegation that Hacker News is turning into Reddit.
Aurornis: > followed by an allegation that Hacker News is turning into Reddit.A reminder that saying Hacker News is turning into Reddit is explicitly against the rules here, delivered in an unnecessarily condescending manner.
saaaaaam: 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.
cortesoft: Blues Traveler wrote a song in this format in the 90s: https://youtu.be/pdz5kCaCRFM?si=qDavEW8o-VFbYLDFIt is especially effective because he is doing all the things he is describing at a high level.
danhon: This should be read in conjunction with a think piece[0][0] https://medium.com/@hondanhon/this-is-a-think-piece-78618692...
Headwig: A comment going along with the joke of the article, but in a meta way. Thusly creating a meta context loop that needs to be addressed.
vivid242: Can I also post a question that is actually answering itself?
