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I feel conflicted. I understand that GenAI is one of the biggest topics in tech right now. Yeah it makes sense that it gets a lot of attention. But I would find it a loss if the front page became too heavily skewed towards commentary on a single topic... more so when there are so many other technical areas worth discussing.
But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;)
This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these days.
I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter things). But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;) This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these…
I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter things). But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;) This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these…
Ask HN: Are you interested in a Hacker News alternative which doesnt focus on AI:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41789661 (oct 9,2024)
I for one would be interested if you do end up making one.
Some people have ended up making Ublock origin blocklists which block any post which mentions AI iirc.
I would prefer that it lands in the same place as any other topic - if it is interesting, it gets traction, and if it is boring, it does not. But how to make that happen is a challenge.
I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter things). But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;) This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these…
Fun fact but I suggested it by making a Ask HN post about it nearly 2 years ago at this point: Ask HN: Are you interested in a Hacker News alternative which doesnt focus on AI: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41789661 (oct 9,2024) I for one would be interested if you do end up making one. Some people have ended up making Ublock origin blocklists which block any post which mentions AI iirc.
As always, it's all about execution: we just need someone to do it.
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Fun fact but I suggested it by making a Ask HN post about it nearly 2 years ago at this point: Ask HN: Are you interested in a Hacker News alternative which doesnt focus on AI: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41789661 (oct 9,2024) I for one would be interested if you do end up making one. Some people have ended up making Ublock origin blocklists which block any post which mentions AI iirc.
I am not surprised others had a similar idea well before me: I'd just keep it as a "lens" into HN, and not a new thing. As always, it's all about execution: we just need someone to do it.
Agreed.
I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter things). But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;) This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these…
Money got expensive which is why everyone is being let go. AI is a convenient cover story to deflect attention.