[kspacewalk2]

It's not a hazing ritual, it's a valuable learning experience. Yes, it's nice to have the option of foregoing it, but it's a tradeoff.

[tptacek]

So the point of a "Show HN" is to showcase your valuable learning experience?

[discreteevent]

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."

[overgard]

I think the valuable learning experience can be what makes a Show HN worth viewing, if it's worth viewing. (I don't feel precious about it though.. I didn't think Show HN was particularly engaging before AI either)

[kspacewalk2]

No, the point of building things the hard way, things that you'll be proud to show HN if it works out, is to acquire a valuable learning experience.

[pwython]

Did you just "it's not x, it's y" me?