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It wasn’t always like this, it changed in the last 10 ish years as the industry became more lucrative. Or maybe it’s been happening more slowly over a longer period of time, but I do think the earlier founders were more idealistic

> I do think the earlier founders were more idealistic

The original founders created YCombinator, the most prestigious startup incubator, and Hacker News used to be named Startup News.

> and the userbase will always tend to take the side of capital

I've been here for well over a decade. Let me tell you, it used to be so, so much worse.

I’ve been here since 2012, and no, the userbase used to be far more hacker-aligned. The amount of corporate bootlicking here now is just pathetic.

100%

Move fast and break other people.

+1. There is endless bullshit nitpicking that goes on here. Sometimes useful because we don't want a hive mind, but it becomes... really unnecessary with a lot of apologism (sometimes)