[khazhoux]

Writing articles by hand isn’t just smart— it’s important. No shortcuts. No filler. No excuses.

Key insight: relying on AI for writing assistance helps neither the author nor the audience.

[jubilanti]

> Writing articles by hand isn’t just smart— it’s important. No shortcuts. No filler. No excuses.

You're absolutely right! Would you like to delve into more issues like this one?

[20wenty]

It was incredibly refreshing to read an honest story, warts and all, written by a human. And equally infuriating to read a comment about it written by AI.

[bartread]

I had assumed the comment you’re responding to is tongue in cheek but it’s honestly hard to tell sometimes.

[Gigachad]

It is, it’s designed to invoke rage over ChatGPT speak as an example of how awful it is to read.

[antonvs]

Ironically saying "isn’t just smart— it’s important" (complete with em-dash!) and "No shortcuts. No filler. No excuses." sounds very AI-generated.

Not saying it is, just pointing out how messed up the world we live in now is.

But... was it?

[dijksterhuis]

i have a feeling that the fp was being sarcastic / satirical.

[reassess_blind]

That’s the unlock.

[trumpdong]

that's the joke

[khazhoux]

Aw, poops. It got flagged :-(

Even LLMs have better sense of humor than HN readers.

[orthecreedence]

That's a really great point, and shows a deep understanding of how consistently humorless HN users are! If you want, I can show several more examples of people knee-jerk downvoting things that are actually pretty funny.

[carlio]

There's always been a general pushback on HN against turning threads into a series of quippy oneliners. It tends toward having a serious discussion about a topic, rather than farming low-effort humour for upvotes. I consider this a good thing, as there are plenty of other places where that is rewarded.

[retsibsi]

Yeah it seems harmless in isolation, but I'm pretty sure that lacking a norm against it it is one of the ways you end up with Reddit. And because HN doesn't have an actual anti-humour rule, in the best case it lets the funnier and more creative stuff through while punishing the obvious one-liners and boilerplate jokes that everyone would be clamouring to make first on a Reddit thread. (I don't want to be rude, but the thing where someone writes stereotypical AI speak in an ironic context has been done a billion times and doesn't need to be done again, unless it comes with an interesting twist or unusually sharp execution.)

[aquariusDue]

I agree though from my experience on HN people tend to upvote these funny quips instead of abstaining. Yet generally when I write something meaningful I get meaningful replies in return sans upvotes and I treasure those much more.

[ex-aws-dude]

Ya otherwise the one-liners/jokes drown out actual discussion since they attract a lot of votes

[ex-aws-dude]

I laughed

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Many HNers have their sense of humor removed, when they get their first colonoscopy.

I still crack jokes, anyway. Get the occasional downvote, but life’s too short…

[senderista]

Now it all comes together. Want the wrap-up?

[zappb]

It reads as clear ironic AI speak.

[aswegs8]

And honestly, you're brave to point that out.

[qingcharles]

"You're absolutely right for pushing back on that!"

[ramon156]

I want a "You're absolutely right to be upset!" printed on a shirt.

[onraglanroad]

You're absolutely right to be upset by this t-shirt!

[steve_adams_86]

But, allow me to complete the sandwich.