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[–] reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It was ruined long before AI. Can’t imagine how much of a cesspool of unoriginality it is now.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I had to use it a year ago while job hunting after getting my degree. The absolute vomit inducing bullshit on there is baffling. I saw posts from students circlejerking about projects they'd done, making them sound completely groundbreaking while barely getting a passing grade, all completely written by AI. It was always just a way to masturbate your ego, but now you're not even supposed to do the masturbation yourself, you just get an AI to do everything for you, completely blowing up mediocrity to sound like genius.

I don't get the point of the site anymore. Literally nothing posted there is genuine. If anything, it just shows recruiters how utterly incompetent and braindead the person is.

[–] reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Which seems to be exactly the people they want for management roles. At least in my experience. And I have been in those roles before, but couldn’t fit in. I always related more with workers, than the people that were supposed to be my peers.

It’s a ladder of ego stroking and politics.

AI it seems, is the perfect tool for these people. Imagine a service that always tells you that you are right!