I don't understand your type of comment. If people involved with a project decide to advertise it on HN, specially following questionable clickbait methods, is it reasonable to demand that all posts must be exclusively comprised of high praises and compliments?
> specially following questionable clickbait methods
The title seems both true (for the author's situation) and falsifiable. I don't think it's clickbait.
You should check the discussion because the submitter already admitted that the title was clickbaity.