> but isn't this literally just written by AI?

Evidently.

> Why tf would you even bother posting slop like that?

Maybe low-effort internet point farming? Maybe an attempt to rake in some ad money in the odd chance the post goes viral?

> I'm new to HN and was initially excited about the various intellectual and technological posts

Ehh... It's marginally above Reddit, but that is a very low bar to overcome.

It's decent toilet time.