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Many commenters express deep skepticism toward the "overwhelming" surge of pro-AI content online, arguing that the billions of dollars at stake have turned platforms like Hacker News into breeding grounds for sophisticated corporate astroturfing. They point to suspicious voting patterns and repetitive, hype-driven narratives as evidence of a coordinated "grift" designed to manufacture a sense of inevitable progress, even when the technology fails to meet practical developer needs. A particularly cynical observation shared by many is the irony that AI itself provides the perfect, scalable engine for this manipulation, allowing companies to use LLMs to generate the very promotional "slop" that inflates their market value. Ultimately, these critics see a widening gulf between the glowing "mass psychosis" of marketing stunts and the grounded reality of seasoned engineers who find the current tools far less revolutionary than the propaganda suggests.