[kick]

The concern is in the appropriation of the term 'hacker'.

He's not putting anything or anyone down, he's saying that this is hacking, and MBA posts of acronym soup aren't.

I think his implied conclusion is probably wrong-ish (both are arguably right for HN, even if I vastly prefer this), but he's right in that this is hacking.

[ilrwbwrkhv]

100% agree. Winamp was a hacker's application. iTunes is a company's application.

[rapind]

One could argue WeWork hacked unicorns.

[toofy]

One could argue anything they like, it doesn’t mean their argument (or sophistry in general) leads to a better acquiring of knowledge through discussion.

In my opinion, the gp’s discussion is one worth having.