Innovation Skepticism

Comments debate whether a product, feature, or idea qualifies as true innovation, often distinguishing it from invention, iteration, or hype, with widespread sarcasm and criticism of loose usage of the term.

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Sample Comments

codr Mar 23, 2014 View on HN

It's more of an innovation than an invention, it seems. (nothing wrong with that, to be clear)

amerika_blog Aug 22, 2013 View on HN

Ah, the innovation of our age... isn't innovation after all.

Jeff_Brown Jul 8, 2021 View on HN

What's the innovation here?

120101201 Aug 21, 2016 View on HN

Did you even read the "innovation" part?

KGIII Oct 20, 2017 View on HN

It might not be much of an invention, but it is an innovation.

roqi May 16, 2023 View on HN

You didn't pointed out any innovation. New for the sake of new is not innovation, it's just churn.

xtho Oct 8, 2010 View on HN

Some people call that innovation.

cambalache Dec 11, 2020 View on HN

Well, they did come up with that "innovation", didnt they?

morgoths_bane Sep 10, 2025 View on HN

it's almost like there actually isn't any innovation

rimantas Aug 15, 2016 View on HN

Good luck. Hopefully you will disciver that there are things more important than mindless "innovation".