Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning

Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by kykat on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @08:34AM (#47047329)

My prediction is that reputation will be increasingly important, certain credentials and institutions will have tremendous value and influence. Normal people will have a hard time breaking out of their community, and success will look like acquiring the right credentials to appear in the trusted places.

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by cbm-vic-20 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @09:20AM (#47047750)

This isn't new- it's been happening for decades.

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by vpribish on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @10:43AM (#47048735)

Not new. No. But will be more.

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by jbreckmckye on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @09:39AM (#47047959)

Maybe my expensive university degree was worth it after all

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by lotsofpulp on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @09:16AM (#47047703)

The recent past was a nice respite from a strict caste system, but I guess we’re going back.

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by ghaff on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:27PM (#47052846)

I think the recent past was a respite in very specific contexts like software maybe. Others, like most blue collar jobs, were always more of an apprentice system. And, still others, like many branches of engineering, largely required degrees.

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Re:Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning by b00ty4breakfast on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @12:52PM (#47050536)

That's been the trajectory for at least the last 100 years, an endless procession of certifications. Just like you can no longer get a decent-paying blue collar job without at least an HS diploma or equivalent, the days of working in tech without a university education are drying up and have been doing so for a while now.

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