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snowwrestler | on: Claude Fable is relentlessly proactive
But Simon is not trying to get good at CSS debugging, Simon is trying to learn about AI systems and produce content about them. So giving the AI agent a trivial task to go crazy on is a feature, not a bug.

For $12 implied cost, he got a front-page post on HN with 500 comments. What is that worth? :-)

sdesol | parent | next
> What is that worth? :-)

This is one of those double edge sword situations. It is on the front page and it stays because it will trigger a lot of people and he has to spend a lot of effort explaining himself. What is that worth?

His explanations would most likely be buried deep so the impression that others get might be worsened. What is that worth?

In my opinion, this is one of those find a harder problem and you would still have the same content...but it might not draw as much feedback and stay on the front page longer.

xnorswap | parent
To most of us that's worth a ton, whereas he's probably had enough front-page posts that there's less value to him, although still likely more than $12 worth.
garblegarble | root | parent
>enough front-page posts that there's less value to him

On the countrary I'd say it's probably even more important - without (amongst doing other "thought leader" things) getting on the HN front-page regularly an influencer's value to the industry disappears (not criticising him here)

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