I don't think "shiny new thing" posts getting more upvotes indicate anything about the hacker population.
I think he's refering to posts like this[0] rather than the shiny new tool people usually get excited about.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30803589
Correct.
I think he's refering to posts like this[0] rather than the shiny new tool people usually get excited about.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30803589
Correct.