[HN Gopher] Y Combinator Startup brings brainrot to developers' ...
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       Y Combinator Startup brings brainrot to developers' IDEs
        
       Author : camillomiller
       Score  : 49 points
       Date   : 2025-11-07 16:56 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.cladlabs.ai)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cladlabs.ai)
        
       | camillomiller wrote:
       | In case someone is asking if there is a bubble.
        
       | java-man wrote:
       | the link to video goes to "we are still filming". finish, then
       | publish, please.
        
         | bravetraveler wrote:
         | gotta ship or get shipped, yo
        
         | tech234a wrote:
         | They have a video on their YC page:
         | https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OgV-chad-ide-the-first-...
        
       | nicolaslem wrote:
       | Please tell me this is satire.
        
         | oldsklgdfth wrote:
         | I suspect that's how it started and then put it out there and
         | gained momentum. Possibly as a joke.
         | 
         | As a note on satire, is there a term for satire which is
         | perpetuated for long enough that is take seriously at some
         | point by someone?
         | 
         | I have been referring to this pattern as "the pizzagate
         | phenomenon". Basically, making a joke repeatedly until it
         | reaches an audience that's not in on the joke. It is not quite
         | a "self-fulfilling prophecy.
        
           | quantified wrote:
           | Asking Gemini (ironically), I come up with Poe's Law.
           | 
           | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law]
           | 
           | > Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which states
           | that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent (such
           | as an emoticon or a disclaimer), it is impossible to create a
           | parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it
           | cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression
           | of those views. This "law" describes exactly the scenario
           | you've outlined: a joke or satirical statement, especially
           | online where tone and body language are absent, is
           | perpetuated long enough that it reaches an audience not "in
           | on the joke" and is subsequently believed to be a genuine
           | viewpoint.
        
             | noir_lord wrote:
             | Poe's Law is infamous if you are a slashdot reader of a
             | certain age.
        
             | oldsklgdfth wrote:
             | Yup, that's it! Thanks for the link.
             | 
             | I kinda explain a lot odd stuff through this lens.
        
           | camillomiller wrote:
           | Yeah sure but Ycombinator still wrote them a $500.000 check
        
       | MarsIronPI wrote:
       | So Emacs, but with native media? Hmm... you have my attention.
       | 
       | /s obviously
        
       | klooney wrote:
       | This is the dog that bites the man if he tries to touch the
       | equipment in the factory, isn't it.
        
       | lunias wrote:
       | M-x place-your-bets
        
       | zui wrote:
       | YC F25: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/clad-labs
        
       | numpad0 wrote:
       | Doesn't seem like that much bad of an idea tbh.
        
       | conartist6 wrote:
       | This isn't a joke? YC really wrote them a check? For 500,000?
        
         | camillomiller wrote:
         | It did
        
       | andy99 wrote:
       | Can someone ELI40?
        
       | imiric wrote:
       | My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
        
       | Ancalagon wrote:
       | Ok, so the AI bubble is bursting in a week.
        
       | sph wrote:
       | Not even Mike Judge could have foreseen such idiocy in the
       | valley.
       | 
       | AI-powered NipAlert(tm) when?
        
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