> You're absolutely right

Bot detected

tootubular an hour ago | parent | next [-]

But crucially they used "--" and not "—" which means they're safe. Unless it's learning. I may still be peeved that my beloved em dash has been tainted. :(

	▲	the_af an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Of course they'll learn. LLM bots have been spotted on HN using that hipster all lower case style of writing. i can write like this if i want. or if i were a clever ai bot.

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the_af an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I think that's the joke.

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names_are_hard an hour ago | parent [-]

I found the key insight -- when a human tries to sound like an LLM, that's perceived by other humans as humor.

	▲	teaearlgraycold 40 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The issue is clear
	▲	groestl an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Not sarcasm. Not cynism. Just pure humor.