[Seirdy]

I think the implication was that this site was supposed to entertain "hacker culture" rather than "software development culture". I've also noticed a general trend from "Hacker News" to "Software Developer News", and sometimes joke about petitioning to rename the site.

Treating a computer as nothing more than a tool to get a job done is perfectly valid, but other people see general-purpose computing as a medium of self-expression and something that has value in and of itself. The latter group understandably enjoys sharing experiences with others who feel a similar way. Many came to HN hoping to find a space for that (since the site was marketed towards "hackers"), but have since been disappointed. That's probably the sentiment that the text you quoted comes from.