Ask HN: Is it only me who found the idea of Hacktoberfest ineffective?

In the past it has encouraged me to get out there and submit PRs for some low hanging fruit on projects I normally wouldn't interact with. I don't doubt that a lot of the PRs people make are garbage (especially in the past with the free t-shirt element attracting hustle-for-the-bag types) but if a small % of participants feel emboldened to participate in open source in the future then I think it's worth it.