Marketing fluff is what 90% of tech is... it amazes me how many people think otherwise on hacker news. Unless you are building utility systems that run power plants, at the end of the day -- you're doing marketing fluff or the tools for it.
> Unless you are building utility systems that run power plants, at the end of the day -- you're doing marketing fluff or the tools for it.
Even when you are building utility systems for critical infrastructure, you'll still be dealing with a disheartening amount of focus on marketing fluff and sales trickery.