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by lacewing 38 days ago
Just for the record, this is a novelty domain with a history of posting AI-generated articles that are clearly designed to get clicks based on nostalgia for how random things "used to be better":

https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=worseonpurpose.com
3 comments
tencentshill 38 days ago
The author works at Palantir as well. One of the prime offenders for making life and liberty Worse on Purpose.
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kogasa240p 38 days ago
Kinda baffled why a Palantir goon would make an agitslop article about power tools of all things, but here we are.
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jpadkins 38 days ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed the article felt AI generated.
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stephbook 38 days ago
Not just AI generated. Completely full of slop. Generations of readers who never knew anything else.
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kogasa240p 38 days ago
Oh damn good eye.
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