Do we mock every single open source guy who displays the same amount of cluelessness about the inner workings of a business because I see plenty of that displayed here and everywhere else.
You are all are supposed to be smart software engineers. Probably know about pre-mature optimization and efficient path.
Here's a secret about communications -- Mass emailing works and is very efficient.
I'm sure you are the same person who rants about a recruiter reaching out to you even though you are the creator of Python.
Reading through everyone's resume and tailoring a message is a waste of time and has the worst ROI for any salesperson.
"But Ha Ha Ha, you guys are clueless about not knowing operational efficiency of an mass communications. Ha Ha Ha"
Yeah, that's exactly how this sounds if the other side mocks HN/Engineers the same way you mock Sales and other "mass-outreach programs"
Especially for the sender.
It's as dumb as mocking a scam email/phone call telling "You are so wrong about me". The end goal of the scammer is to make money for the total time he put. Sure, the scammer can go in great detail about your life and tailor the scamming for you, but that's not his best ROI. His best ROI is a generic message sent to everyone.
Oh and "Ha Ha Ha, that you don't know that"
And "Ha Ha Ha You, for not knowing that"
I also bet that the list of dependencies they used for this mass email was probably not generated by a lawyer.
It's as dumb as mocking scammers for their methods. They are effective in their own way. Just because it didn't apply for you, doesn't mean they aren't making money out of this -- which is their ultimate goal. Their goal is not to satisfy your ego and custom tailor a message to you
But in software communities (and particularly in FOSS communities) tech people can do no wrong; every time a tech company does an aggressive or foolish or otherwise objectionable thing, there must be a dastardly lawyer somewhere pulling the strings.