Yes, it should not be crazy to see that a website started by people like Paul Graham and Sam Altman would naturally be full of hyped up VC nonsense. Their entire business model is to hype up these ideas and the startups working on them and then cash out!
Exactly. Also, this _world_ is about money, dude.
It may seem that way, but the reality is that rabid capitalism has not reached every corner.
For some people perhaps - it doesn't have to be for everyone. And there's plenty of really interesting content on HN that is about science and discovery rather than commercial uses.
To op - yes, feel the same, but what can you do...