I’d actually like to push back on this a little bit, if that’s alright;
I do agree that this post fits generally into the “damn guys this dude SUCKS look at that!!” genre that we try to avoid here, but also I think the question of “how do we feel about companies marketing to the indie web” is a very valid one to talk about!
Of the four community guidelines you cited, I’m unsure if it fits into the “community is not a social media feed” bulletin; rmf posted this to start a discussion, with a long post. They could have been nicer, sure, but at the same time I’m not sure an LLM-created website requires the same sort of kindness and benefit-of-the-doubt that a human-made site does. That’s certainly up to discussion, though! Perhaps in another thread.
“Links around the web” isn’t for talking about things we love only. We have a handful of posts that are primarily focused on discussing issues that are relevant to our corner of the web, like this one about the future of online creators, this one linking to a page that just makes fun of every episode of Full House, this one that laments the state of the job market and work and such… the list goes on. A lot of threads end up as people discussing how much they dislike something. That’s okay!
Thank you for flagging the post, I do agree that the tone could be less gatekeep-y, and you’re right that this toes the border of what we want our culture to be here. But, also, it’s not enough of a violation for the post to warrant removal or anything. I think some great discussions could be done with that linked website as a jumping-off point.