Basically: More people are having more ideas that they’re able execute to at least a minimal degree. That doesn’t seem bad, but like an editor’s slush pile yeah- things are gonna get lost in the noise.

Show HN is now the equivalent of "Look at me!" on Instrgram, Tik-Tok. Graph submissions that start "Show HN:I " and or just "I ". There's 2 on the top 30 right now. Go back 10 years and they were much less as a percentage of all posts.

It is indeed, and it is very much ripe for a serious review. Which is a pity because I think it is one of HN's most powerful pieces.

Slightly related, I have been writing all my local tools with the help of AIs.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47006108

The fact that the volume is exploding but the graveyard is also exploding, is a sign that the system is working, not that it's broken (the filter is working).

I did 3 ShowHN in 2024 (outside of the scope of this analysis), one with 306 points, another with 126 points and the third with... 2. There's always been some kind of unpredictability in ShowHN.

But I think the number one criteria for visibility is intelligibility: the project has to be easy to understand immediately, and if possible, easy to install/verify. IMHO, none of the three projects that the author complains didn't get through the noise qualify on this criteria. #2 and #3 are super elaborate (and overly specific); #1 is the easiest to understand (Neohabit) but the home page is heavy in examples that go in all directions, and the github has a million graphics that seem quite complex.

Simplify and thou shall be heard.

If show HN is getting diluted and flooded then maybe yhere is opportunity for someone to make a website for showing off your shiny new project.

Something rapid fire, fun, categorized maybe. Just a showcase to show off what you've done.

Tanget but related, I posted on Who wants to be hired and, in comparison to last time I posted there 2019ish, I received only spam emails, no offers nothing at all. Luckily I used an alias for that post but I hate deleting it if anyone interested might come in

The answer, as always, is to write a compelling story about it, and make the front page of ‘new’.

Someone should build (not vibecode!) the next Show HN / Product Hunt where products that used AI to being built are completely forbidden.