Before AI slop there was human slop: React bloat, stock photos and template sites
vhanagwal · x · 2026-09-29
vhanagwal pushes back on the AI slop narrative: humans were mass-producing low-quality content long before generative AI. He cites bloated React apps, drag-and-drop site builders, generic handshake stock photos, Squarespace portfolios, and podcast clips with animated captions as evidence that mediocre content at scale predates AI.
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