I would prefer HN be one of the few places online where I can trust links because of the products behind them, not because of someone trying to drive affiliate revenue.
I did throw a disclaimer in there that I've used these products in a professional environment for years.
I didn't wake up that day hoping to make affiliate sales off a product. I happened to have the links handy because they are listed on my site in a "tools I use" blog post[0], and honestly getting the links from there was faster than getting the non-affiliate links.