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#411of 3,837 in 2025
Top 11%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun, good for discovery and skimming
From 3 comments
I kinda like it for discovery. It plops content in my face that I might have missed or ignored. Not a replacement but great for skimming.
themrredbeard on HNAh my favorite content source in brain rot format. Thank you
hsuduebc2 on HNThis a fun little experiment. Nice job!
bloudermilk on HN
Objections
Not much more than an aggregator of links
From 2 comments
The concept has potential... It's still an aggregator of links though. You're missing the "zero effort" factor, which could be achieved by summarizing the content and generating…
sebastiennight on HNYeah, that is it. These websites (like this one) are really just aggregators, nothing special about it, really. Now, AI cartoon / video based off of it, that is a different story…
johnisgood on HN
Does not show the article without a click, unlike TikTok
From 1 comment
For this to work properly, I feel like it has to show the article without having to click on anything. As it is right now the experience doesn't feel much like TikTok
rbits on HN
Requests
Add AI-generated summaries or video per thread
From 3 comments
Make it generate a short video for every thread, with a summary of the subject and some of the quarrels in the comments section and you're set. Make sure it uses all the…
Funes- on HNUse an LLM to summarize each page in one sentence. This takes too much effort to feel like TikTok.
pipeline_peak on HNThe concept has potential... It's still an aggregator of links though. You're missing the "zero effort" factor, which could be achieved by summarizing the content and generating…
sebastiennight on HN
Keyboard arrow key support
From 1 comment
This is actually pretty good. Would be nice if it supported arrow keys to scroll down/up on your computer
subarctic on HN
Alternatives named
WikiTok
From 2 comments
Oh, thanks! That was such a quick implementation—and a nice addition to the Show HN gallery, especially for HN-related projects. When I came across WikiTok yesterday, the first…
redbell on HNFunny I was thinking the same after seeing wikitok
bicepjai on HN