Hacker News is mostly fan fiction, and it lacks imagination, says Google's rakyll
rakyll · x · 2026-09-22
Google engineer rakyll quips that Hacker News is "mostly fan fiction" — but that it lacks imagination, because "the truth is always crazier." A pithy jab at HN's rumor culture that's resonating in AI circles.
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