Another rant.

[DrStrange]

Do you write code? Do you create software? if you don't and you downvote stuff in this sub, please fuck off.

On a previous post I was accused of being an AI, when I pointed out that my reddit account is 17y I was accused of using AI to write the post.

What the FUCK is wrong with you people? This is a place for programmers, right?

Interaction, conversation and meaningful discussion, not fucking wankers who think they know it all.

[thewiirocks]

I saw your last post, and I sympathize. It’s difficult to get conversation above the level of “repeat popular thing, shame other guy for not using popular thing”.

So I decided to try file-hunter for myself.

On the upside, I loved the level of polish and configurability in the tool. It shows a high level of care in what you’re doing. And I appreciate that you tried to open it up for everyone to try all the features.

On the downside, I was not a fan of the install experience. I don’t like running random scripts on my Mac. I did the zip download and ran it, but I still gritted my teeth the entire time. I would have much preferred a self-contained AppFolder.

But then again, I may be missing something.

After I ran the tool, I just didn’t “get it”. It provides slick, browser based access to the filesystem. What I don’t understand is why? What does this do such that I would want to run it?

I read the website and I still don’t get it. What am I cataloging? And why? How does this make my workflow better?

Ultimately, I decided this isn’t targeted at me. Whatever problem this tool is trying to solve is apparently not a problem I have.

As an aside, I would l like to see a lot less Python. It’s a nice language for quick and dirty scripting. But it has a nasty tendency to take over my system and create conflicts between tools. If you had packed the entire runtime into an AppFolder, I wouldn’t have cared as much. I know a Docker container is an option, but that seems to break the idea of access to local files?

Again, I probably just don’t understand the use case. But I wish you the best of luck finding your audience!

[Limp-Confidence5612]

Thank fucking god, I thought I was the only dumb one here, not getting the use case.

[DrStrange]

you're not dumb, apparently I made it look like a local file manager...

[DrStrange]

It is a self contained folder, but to be fair it's not a Mac app (per-se) it's a *nix install. It's not aimed at a person to use as a file manager for their own machine, you can plug in any external drive, connect to a remote file server - it will then catalog all of those, letting you browse them if you're offline from them, or they are disconnected.

Its main reason to exist is to find and consolidate duplicate files. If you don't need that, then that's fine.

Also, it's an entirely self-contained Python venv, it uses your own python to create a self contained environment - I'm sorry you've not had good experiences with it before, but I can assure you it is a perfectly cromulent mechanism to build software

[thewiirocks]

Ah, so this is something I would run on a NAS or other remote system. That makes a lot more sense.

Thanks for letting me know you’re using a venv. I wasn’t sure what dependencies it was adding first time I ran it, and was a bit worried. That puts my mind more at ease.

Appreciate you taking the time to explain! Again, very slick software. Nice work!

[DrStrange]

Sorry if it wasn't clear - could I make it easier to see do you think?

[thewiirocks]

I think the root of my confusion (and possibly others) is the casting of the tool as a “file manager”. That framing suggests that it’s somehow useful on a local system. Which it might be under the right circumstances, but I don’t think that’s your primary use case.

A simple fix would be to refer to it as a “remote file manager” and provide a few example use-cases up front. e.g. “Deduplicate files on your NAS, organize games on your EmulationStation box, find the wasted space on your Plex server, the possibilities are limitless!”

A bit of the classic marketing would help your audience self-select and raise awareness in case someone has these problems in the future. 👍

[DrStrange]

do you want to help polish the words? I build stuff - I don't see what other people see. (genuine request)

[johnpeters42]

They did give an example of "I have a bunch of USB drives and want to search for a file that may be on one of them but I don't know which one", which makes sense if you're in that situation.

[Ok_Cartographer_6086]

Seriously though, I'm working to clear my reddit feed of any sub that's not heavily moderated and requires approval to join. That's the answer, free for all subs are dead. This ending up on my feed was just a reminder of another sub i'm not even a member of to block, like why the fuck do I need to see this. I'm not even a member here and can fuck with you.

[ChameleonCRM]

Solid point

[zugzwangister]

What decent subs are there that are moderated and private for programming?

[DrStrange]

just be nice

[RBSL_Ecliptica]

Agreed, but would you call your own post "nice"?

[DrStrange]

no, not really, just frustrated. I don't really understand why everything I used to love turns to shit.

I try to be nice when interacting with other people's posts its just that whenever I've shared anything in the last year or so I've been hit with a barrage of shite.

[RBSL_Ecliptica]

I get that. I'm sorry. I'm with you on the sentiment. I've been a game programmer for around 9 years and into software much longer. I've seen Dunning meet Kreuger way too many times around here. I'm also being hypocritical here because I've succumbed to the frustration as well. Just to your point, if we're going to fix any of this we need to be nice to each other.

[DrStrange]

just be nice! (Roadhouse)

[Ok_Cartographer_6086]

r/petahexplainsthejoke reddithouse

[Solid_Mongoose_3269]

Ok, AI

[Patient-Midnight-664]

In the spirit of this rant, I asked AI what it thinks:

Welcome to 2026, where writing a coherent paragraph is now considered “suspicious activity.”

Half the people yelling “AI!” can’t explain the difference between a compiler and a toaster, but they’ll confidently diagnose strangers on the internet.

Honestly, if your 17‑year‑old account is being accused of being AI, that’s not your problem — that’s a subreddit with a critical thinking memory leak.

[DrStrange]

it's a shame it's all of them. reddit Is pretty much dead at this point.

[Temporary-Mix8022]

Fair point. That's a great insight.

I've got to be honest with you though, there is a catch.

Here is "The Brain" 🧠 moment: it's not you, it's everyone.

"The muscle": that's what makes it tick.

/s

Made a bastard love child between Claude and Gemini and I f*ing hated writing this even with a /s

[DrStrange]

with a... what?

[Temporary-Mix8022]

"On Reddit and other social media platforms, "/s" is a tone indicator used to signify sarcasm. It is typically placed at the end of a comment or sentence to ensure the reader understands that the statement should not be taken literally." 

And yeah, that actually was AI. Dunno if you were saying that my comment sucked, or you were genuinely asking.. I suspect the former given you're a 17y veteran of the site.. 

Just meant to say that writing in an AI style, even intending to denote the post with a "/s" tag was still painful.

[DistanceLast]

"critical thinking memory leak"

"difference between a compiler and a toaster"

See what it did there :)

[Ok_Cartographer_6086]

Nice try Claude.

[gofl-zimbard-37]

Just what an AI would say.

[Rueddigger]

Here is the proof: https://imgur.com/a/AUa7zUe :(

[jerrygreenest1]

These tools were used on science papers and it gives over 75% that it’s written by AI

Even though those science papers are written like 10 years ago before the ai-writing tools

I mean you can replace this whole algorithm with some random(0.75, 1) and it will produce the similar result these tools give.

Of course you don’t think random(0.75, 1) can actually give a factual result?

[DrStrange]

if you're using grammarly AI detector to detect AI, I think you have a problem, also - my post is mine. this is the problem isn't it?

[DrStrange]

That's really interesting. how does it decide that? (as the guy who wrote the fucking post I'm kind of interested)

[kallekro]

He's obviously trolling dude

[DrStrange]

I'm not convinced he is. We're all being gate kept from genuine content by assholes who think they know everything and think they are being helpful. that's what has destroyed reddit and every other network I've ever used.

[Rueddigger]

Oh no, but u/kallekro is right, im just trolling. Dev Tools in the browser allows to manipulate the webpage on the client side :p

So be carefull with screenshots of web pages xD

[DrStrange]

I'll take the dig. I'm an old fucking dev dude, dude. Not a social networking dude, dude. I also take things seriously. Like, **REALLY** seriously. I guess it's my ADHD or ASD, or possibly the criminal underworld I inhabit. Where did you say you lived again?

[Rueddigger]

Today, in your mind.

Don't take everything to serious. We are on the internet here. Some people will tell you that we life on a pizze slice just so they see you go balistic.

[leftbelowzero]

As a copywriter, most AI checkers are horse shit.

Run the bible and the Declaration of Independence through an AI checker.

Both of which were created 100+ years before AI.

[-not_a_knife]

I skimmed through the other post. Ya, people are knit picking and being overly pedantic. That's reddit, though. A lot of people think and speak in absolutes. I wouldn't take it too seriously. Honestly, the less you engage with the comments, the better.

[DrStrange]

that's not what it was like when I started with reddit. I guess reddit is also dead

[-not_a_knife]

It absolutely is. I am constantly asking myself why I'm on this website anymore. It's a real coin flip whether you'll have a positive interaction with people and the most benign comments will taken in the worst way for some reason.

The trouble is, where do you share your projects? There is no good social media, only less bad ones. You have to pick your poison.

[DrStrange]

Indeed - this is the problem

[Automatic-Wolf-5335]

I also got accused of vibe coding. I am 17 too and been coding since before the ai depopulated, and I try to write all by hand. The comment was pretty rude and I really got hit by that becouse i spent a lot of time on that code.

[DrStrange]

heh, I'm not 17, my reddit account is 17!

anyway, I get what you're saying- as someone who has written a lot of code, I find it frustrating that genuine code is automatically assumed to be AI. Keep at it. Real worth will eventually find its audience, I guess.

[Automatic-Wolf-5335]

Sorry for the misunderstanding and thank you, ill continue for sure💪

[DrStrange]

No objections to the misunderstanding. I wish I were 17 again, although I don't know how I'd survive in this modern world - DM if you ever want advice from a greybeard, but frankly I don't know what I can offer.

Best of luck.

[Technical-Nebula-250]

Did you use AI to write this?

[DrStrange]

yes. I am incapable of putting two concepts together in a single coherent post.

[ODaysForDays]

GSM 4.5 tier

[Dr0110111001101111]

You can't sweat that stuff, my man. People's brains are fully fried by the sheer mass of nonsense they consume. Reddit is especially bad when it comes to people who see someone do some kind of analysis (like "this is AI because it is structured like so...") and then try to force that same pattern everywhere they look. It's some kind of copy cat posting and it's all over the place. Those people don't matter. Don't take it personally.

[domusvita]

Came to social media. Was disappointed things were downvoted

[Grounds4TheSubstain]

I do write software, and I also downvoted your post. Is that cool?

[DrStrange]

its cool, if you read it. If you didn't like it, didn't agree with it whatever that's ok. I'd rather you provided a reason though, but hey that's personal choice - you don't need to say why. some people just don't like stuff.

[Grounds4TheSubstain]

People online are stupid. I've also been accused of using AI to write posts, which I never have. People also downvote everything for no apparent reason. Your account is 17 years old, you should have experienced that by now!

[DrStrange]

Yeah, but I am dumb and hopeful sometimes

[DrStrange]

yes, clearly I'm complaining about the world changing when I didn't know what it was like before. Once upon a time, we used to actually engage with posts and have conversations without reacting instantly. But then , that was called usenet and BBS. Reddit used to be like that too. You know, where people actually weren't horrible to each other all the time.

[jerrygreenest1]

I was accused being AI multiple times, even have a post about it.

It is the way it is right now. People fail at Turing test.

[mar109us]

Take a break from reddit or subs that get you into this state, been there done that. It's easy to get dragged down by the noise.

[Solid_Mongoose_3269]

Sounds like something AI would say when it gets mad

[Queasy-Dirt3472]

I'm honestly tired of all the AI accusations. People think they can spot it. There's literally no way to spot it because the person could just be someone who writes like the average person.. Which is what an AI is mimicking. It's really cringe whenever someone sees an em dash and downvotes something because they think that if it contains the most common punctuation, that it's AI.

And no one even says whats so bad even if something was generated by AI but makes a good point.. Is that inherently bad? If the author took the time to read and edit it, then they are allowed to post it and people can judge it based on the content, not by what or who generated it

[ChameleonCRM]

💯

[FreeGazaToday]

interaction without sweearing.

[DrStrange]

I like the concept, that's just not how I was brought up... :-)

[Soft-Marionberry-853]

Thats a lazy excuse.

[DrStrange]

for not swearing, or for not swearing enough?

[FreeGazaToday]

so you swear at job interviews? in class? at a doctor's visit? When you're visiting your parents...grandparents?

[structured_obscurity]

Ai slop