Oh look, I never once said the author wasn't allowed to criticize the way HN was run. I said that if he wants something different, then do it himself instead of trying to hijack HN for his purposes.
That's nonsense as management advice. The best way to implement a superior solution is to convince someone to implement it not do it yourself. Delegate!
If you have a better way to shovel stuff in bags, the most efficient and profitable way to implement "shovel stuff in bags 2.0" is to convince the guy in charge of 1.0 to upgrade, not go to the immense effort of creating a competitor, or start shoveling yourself. At least not as the very first step.
If you want to make a competitor, just do it, you don't need "cover" of some minor 1.0 vs 2.0 issue. Either way its not workin.
I think I agree with what you mean, but I only agree in practice if this thread was started and is being contributed to by the OP. He can't control if an HNer submits this.
I might have missed something (honestly) but where exactly is the author hijacking anything? Are you suggesting that posting meta-discussion about HN on HN itself is hijacking HN? (And it's not your fault if it's upvoted.) If so that seems a bit crazy.
