True, but I think that "idea guys" on HN tend to be entrepreneurs who like the term "idea guy," rather than a person with an idea and nothing else. Entrepreneurs, or non-technical co-founders, bring skills to the table that a technical person need in addition to the idea, along with a willingness to take on risk. That's a good thing for guys like me. What I call "Idea Guys" usually bring nothing to the table other than the idea.

Non-technical people on HN are also far more likely to understand the work that technical people do, and thus contribute and compensate adequatly.