Yes, if you consider #1 an issue, then you're right. But I'm not sure that's an issue that should actually be addressed, because: 1. It's not anything new, unl

Yes, if you consider #1 an issue, then you're right. But I'm not sure that's an issue that should actually be addressed, because: 1. It's not anything new, unlike this "ghost jobs" thing which is a supposed new phenomenon. This makes it less likely that the status quo can be improved. 2. I believe the reason the status quo is as it is is because most companies are inundated with job applicants, many of them not even passing a basic qualifying test (e.g. people with no FE experiecnce applying to FE positions with min. required experience of 5 years). I don't know if this is true for the HN thread, having never posted to it. It's possible it's much higher signal here so this issue becomes less relevant. Anyway, just my 2 cents, mostly as an outsider to these threads.