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AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible

SteadyVane has taken 14 readings of AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible since Sep 19, 2026: 53 upvotes at the first reading, 1,837 at the latest (+1,784). Its biggest one-day gain was +1,202 on Sep 19, 2026.

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first seen upvotes

1,837

peak upvotes

1,837

latest upvotes

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first seen Sep 19, 2026 · last seen Sep 21, 2026 · published Sep 19, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Sep 21, 2026	1,837	+74
Sep 20, 2026	1,763	+508
Sep 19, 2026	1,255	+1,202

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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