It sounds like you haven't even looked at Jira, you are basing your view on HN comments. We use Jira productively, and progress is made visible across the entir

It sounds like you haven't even looked at Jira, you are basing your view on HN comments. We use Jira productively, and progress is made visible across the entire broader team with it. Of course, it can be used to implement inconvenient, useless processes as well.