3 ms·

I assume the answer to the "why" can be as simple as: being primarily a Silicon Valley software industry forum, HN knows what side its bread is buttered on (nam

by 4bpp 5y ago

I assume the answer to the "why" can be as simple as: being primarily a Silicon Valley software industry forum, HN knows what side its bread is buttered on (namely the side of cobbling together freely available software to make proprietary products).

bayindirh 5y ago
Thanks for your answer. Yes, the answer is simple when you only consider the HN scope however, this is a trend I observe for much longer, well before I found here. Maybe my observation on other places was a reflection of SV mentality, who knows.
533474 5y ago
Spot on answer