What the article is saying is:

"the author (pilot?) hasn't generally thought too much about the problem space, and so there isn't really much of a discussion to be had. The cool part about pre-AI show HN is you got to talk to someone who had thought about a problem for way longer than you had. It was a real opportunity to learn something new, to get an entirely different perspective."

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tptacek 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Right, so it's about the person and how they've qualified themselves, and not about what they've built.

I feel like I've been around these parts for a while, and that is not my experience of what Show HN was originally about, though I'm sure there was always an undercurrent of status hierarchy and approval-seeking, like you suggest.

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discreteevent 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It's not about status. It's about interest. A joiner is not going to have an interesting conversation about joinery with someone who has put some flatpak furniture together.

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tptacek 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh, is that what Show HN is? A community of craftspeople discussing their craft? I hadn't realized.

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jgon an hour ago | parent [-]

Based on your replies here, one thing it really doesn't seem like is a community of people trying to earnestly exchange ideas or points of view. It really seems like you're viewing this whole thing as some sort of debate contest or point sparring, and its both aggravating and disappointing to read.

What is your hoped for outcome here man? To come off like enough of a jerk or obtuse enough that people just abandon the thread and you can declare victory?

	▲	tptacek 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I think people are retconning a lot of things onto Show HN that aren't actually part of the ethos of Show HN. That's not new; in the past, people have tried the same thing to suggest Show HN is about, say, open source software only. I don't dispute the quality decline on Show HN or the need for some kind of intervention, but this particular argument about how AI interacts with "Show HN" is in fact introducing a new and significant element of gatekeeping to it. Show HN is not in fact a craftspersons forum! Craft can be one of the things it's about, but it's not the only thing.