← Back to context Comment by davidmurdoch 3 months ago this isn't fashion; this is status signaling.i would hate to be you. 9 comments davidmurdoch Reply christophilus 3 months ago > this isn't fashion; this is status signalingTIL these aren't the same things. davidmurdoch 3 months ago You're right. Fashion is about trends. Being in love with Apple products, especially without considering the need, usefulness or cost, does seem to be a trend. jama211 3 months ago Your takes are so hilariously lukewarm 2 replies → jama211 3 months ago Lol I could’ve asked an LLM to make me a typical HN user response and it would look exactly like this, well done. davidmurdoch 3 months ago They're trained on human responses, so it makes sense. jama211 3 months ago … 1 reply →
christophilus 3 months ago > this isn't fashion; this is status signalingTIL these aren't the same things. davidmurdoch 3 months ago You're right. Fashion is about trends. Being in love with Apple products, especially without considering the need, usefulness or cost, does seem to be a trend. jama211 3 months ago Your takes are so hilariously lukewarm 2 replies →
davidmurdoch 3 months ago You're right. Fashion is about trends. Being in love with Apple products, especially without considering the need, usefulness or cost, does seem to be a trend. jama211 3 months ago Your takes are so hilariously lukewarm 2 replies →
jama211 3 months ago Lol I could’ve asked an LLM to make me a typical HN user response and it would look exactly like this, well done. davidmurdoch 3 months ago They're trained on human responses, so it makes sense. jama211 3 months ago … 1 reply →
davidmurdoch 3 months ago They're trained on human responses, so it makes sense. jama211 3 months ago … 1 reply →
> this isn't fashion; this is status signaling
TIL these aren't the same things.
You're right. Fashion is about trends. Being in love with Apple products, especially without considering the need, usefulness or cost, does seem to be a trend.
Your takes are so hilariously lukewarm
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Lol I could’ve asked an LLM to make me a typical HN user response and it would look exactly like this, well done.
They're trained on human responses, so it makes sense.
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