I'm feeling the same way, also can't stand all the self-gratulating content on these sites. But if you remove the status game, why would people engage with the

I'm feeling the same way, also can't stand all the self-gratulating content on these sites. But if you remove the status game, why would people engage with the site instead of only posting their own questions? Shallow social validation seems to be why people use twitter, producthunt etc.