Ask HN: Engineers deserve better recognition. Can a protocol change that?
3 mzk_pi 1 7/27/2025, 8:54:57 PM
Many engineers contribute significantly to open source, infrastructure, civic tech, and social impact—but rarely get recognition beyond GitHub stars or token mentions.
What if we had a protocol that could quantify and validate such contributions—not in money, but in trust, transparency, and long-term social value?
Could such a structure change how engineers are valued, or is reputation still bound to institutions and capital?
Curious to hear your thoughts. Has anyone tried designing or experimenting with such systems?
Comments (1)
muzani · 20m ago
I'm skeptical - it will be gamed, and suddenly everyone is doing this thing because it's part of the game. I used to rank top 5% in Stack Overflow, and it was a resume item. And now it's overrun by gatekeepers who only ensure that only the elites may ask questions.