Today I logged in to Couchsurfing [0] to renew my credit card, even if I had not used this website for years, and to my horror I stumbled upon a sluggish filled with AI-generated website. I had to double-check if I was…
Today I logged in to Couchsurfing [0] to renew my credit card, even if I had not used this website for years, and to my horror I stumbled upon a sluggish filled with AI-generated website. I had to double-check if I was not on another website by accident. The interface is the stereotype of your typical vibe-coded website: extremely slow, in a weird dark theme and containing a lot of gradient colors. Some if not all official pictures are AI-generated. I have absolutely no idea how someone who does not already know Couchsurfing can think that this is a legitimate website.
I deleted my account. I had the joy to use Couchsurfing and even host people in the past, but I guess it is time to mourn the loss of the Internet I beloved and move on.
[0]: https://www.couchsurfing.com/
2 comments
toomuchtodo8 days ago
https://couchers.org/ (non profit alternative)
Couchers is officially out of Beta - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44446917 - July 2025 (126 comments)
(no affiliation besides donating)
maremmano8 days ago
Well, got my CS registration on Fri, May 18, 2007, 9:38 AM
It was fun while it lasted. Lots of nice stories here in Europe.
Read the full thread on Hacker News →
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