Ask HN: Why are so many "AI evangelists" posting such insufferable content?

Post by cedws » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #12

Maybe it's the mediocre people who are most excited about AI because they see it as equalizing them with more interesting and original people.

Post by inclinq » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC

Post by idontwantthis » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

xg15 wrote: post #14

Who unironically writes "thought leader" as their job description?

Post by DonsDiscountGas » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

xg15 wrote: post #14

Who unironically writes "thought leader" as their job description?

Post by deafpolygon » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC

cedws wrote: post #21

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #12

Maybe it's the mediocre people who are most excited about AI because they see it as equalizing them with more interesting and original people.

What worries me is how it will be harder to differentiate the two now. I don’t want to work with people who just completely delegate their thinking to LLMs all day, but how do you effectively filter them out as an interviewer/interviewee?