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Will Manidis
Personal blog · minutes.substack.comculturephilosophyai
Will Manidis writes Minutes, a personal blog at minutes.substack.com about culture, philosophy and ai. Since 2020, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times, most often “Tool Shaped Objects”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Will Manidis's "Tool-shaped objects" post in discussions of whether AI actually improves productivity, and of LLMs as tools that can feel real without real-world feedback.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
minutes is mostly about walking.
Most-linked posts?
- Tool Shaped Objects3 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2026-02-12
- Rented Virtue2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-02-18
What Hacker News says?
https://minutes.substack.com/p/tool-shaped-objects I feel like this applies for many of you.
Comment linking /p/tool-shaped-objects
on “AI has fixed my productivity”Submitted Civis Romanus Sum as a story · 5 points
HN discussionWhere's the evidence of the productivity, or does it just feel productive? https://minutes.substack.com/p/tool-shaped-objects
Comment linking /p/tool-shaped-objects
on “Shall I implement it? No”Submitted Reflections on Norway as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLLMs are tool-shaped objects: https://minutes.substack.com/p/tool-shaped-objects Without adequate real-world feedback, the simulation starts to feel real: https://alvinpane.com/essays/when-the-simulation-starts-to-f...
Comment linking /p/tool-shaped-objects
on “Shall I implement it? No”Submitted Longevity, and Resets as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Against Taste as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted On Grindslop – By Will Manidis as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted No "New Deal" for OpenAI as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Rented Virtue as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Rented Virtue as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tool Shaped Objects as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Against Cynicism as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Pyramid and the Tomb as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tool-Shaped Objects as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tool Shaped Objects as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Biotech for the Biocurious as a story · 1 points
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