What struck me from the HN thread on the article this is responding to was the vitriol directed towards Ryan. The general consensus seemed to be that he was a terrible person who was using Product Hunt to perpetuate the &quot;Old Boys Club&quot; in tech. From my experience dealing with him, that seems like the polar opposite from the truth. I don&#x27;t know him well, but he appears to be a genuinely nice guy who loves discovering new technology and wants to enable people to share their creations with a wider audience. I do believe the OC made a number of valid points, and Product Hunt needs to evolve so that insiders have less influence. Still, it saddens me that HN&#x27;s reaction was to make personal attacks and accusations. (most of the evidence given was anecdotal, too) I think Ryan&#x27;s response clears up the reasoning behind why Product Hunt is structured the way it is. I hope that in the future members of the HN community stop and think before they make personal attacks based on a one-sided Medium article.