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Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel

A Hacker News poster says they received a self-promotional AI/LLM services email shortly after posting in a job-seeking thread. The email appeared to exploit the context of their search, turning a moment of hope into another discouraging spam interaction. The discussion broadened into concerns about AI-generated cold outreach, recruiter spam, cybersecurity pitches, and the need for basic empathy in automation.