Ask HN: UX - modern day snake oil?

I'm not exactly sure how to phrase this, but I'll try: I believe the vast majority of people involved with "UX" are (unintentionally) full of shit.

UX is a pseudo-science that's neither as artful as design, nor as rational as coding.

With the exception of experts in the field that actually perform experiments and research how humans interact with computers, it seems to me that the rest in the field are overly enthusiastic users that simply project their own experiences onto the rest of the world.

It's a role that was invented out of good intentions, but really, it's overkill.

There's just not that much more to know than "don't make me think."