Why do you see it as an ad rather than as an educational read? I'm not paying these companies anything to appear on Indie Hackers, nor are they paying me. And

Why do you see it as an ad rather than as an educational read? I'm not paying these companies anything to appear on Indie Hackers, nor are they paying me. And nearly every post on the front page of HN represents some company or other. The stories on IH are generally developers talking about how they came up with their idea, what they do for sales/marketing, how much revenue they're making, what their work schedules are, etc. Makes sense that they appeal to the YC audience!