I think the benefit of HN, reddit, or twitter is the random once-in-a-bluemoon jackpot you get with it. Sure, most of the post here are meh, but sometimes there's one that grabs you and alters your life. Perhaps all the okay-ish posts are the price you and I pay to get exposed to the once-in-a-bluemoon jackpot.
> Let’s avoid tying our identity to a single language and embrace practicality first and foremost.
This is very poignant.
I feel like there a part of us that is attached to a certain language/framework, and we intentionally wear a blindfold to avoid seeing other solutions that are more practical.