&gt; but also really helps inspire the ecosystem to come up with good ideas<p>Let&#x27;s talk about that, since we&#x27;re on the subject. Most of the ideas presented in Apply HN submissions reminded me of the old &quot;Idea Sunday&quot; threads. To quote dang (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7693640" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7693640</a>)<p>&gt; Having all these ideas in one place makes the whole less than the sum of its parts.  [...] Ideas are better in the wild. Let&#x27;s discuss them as they come up organically, rather than try to organize an idea-fest.<p>The most popular Apply HN submissions I&#x27;ve seen are &quot;LinkedIn that does not suck!&quot; which is not a high bar of innovation. However...that is the bar for the YC Fellowship, which allows for unformed ideas, so I&#x27;m unsure whether I <i>should</i> be criticizing such submissions.