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MixedClaude · 28 Sep 2026

Less than a year later I am embarrassed how Claude it looks - blinking dot in the corner, double // separating header text, the font choices

tlahtinen on Hacker News

In the thread “Tells of a Slop UI”

Helped: Using AI output for inspiration rather than blindly copying suggestions.

Got in the way: Designs became generic and recognizable as AI-generated, causing embarrassment.

… At first I thought wow, what a great layout, this is a game changer and gives me a huge advantage. Less than a year later I am embarrassed how Claude it looks - blinking dot in the corner, double // separating header text, the font choices... now I see the same patterns everywhere, and I'm sure the audience is picking up on it too. …