I totally get the Wish hate but I don’t think most here realize why it’s so popular.
My family in the Midwest loves wish because they purchase from there knowing the quality isn’t going to be superb. My mom buys random things from them like clothes, jewelry, and random appliances for literally $5. She’s willing to wait three weeks to get her stuff because it’s such a good deal. My dad was able to get a quality DSLR for $50. He doesn’t care if the brand is unknown.
Most people on Hacker News (software engineers) probably wouldn’t need to use an app like Wish. It wouldn’t make sense.