That is such a fantastic comparison and this is the first place I've heard it made. I'll be stealing it, thank you :)

I was immediately reminded of this too.

I'm wondering now, does the same effect apply to regular HN readers? In the sense that, we're contaminated (for lack of a better word), and are unable to see things out there without having equivalent connections pop into our heads! :)

The analogy I've been using is an ouroboros of bullshit, consuming ai generated bullshit to generate ai bullshit to consume to generate ai bullshit ad infinitum

Very cool - I wonder what else fits the analogy. No plastic meat?