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HN is like a subreddit with very active moderation and sensitve voting-ring detection. PG enjoys the luxury of only needing to do one thing very well. Also, because of who he is, it has a huge amount of legitimacy and draw for everyone in the industry, and those who fund it. It works really well for those he is targeting (and himself, of course). But, it's true. If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. I think HN is very intentional about that. Watching the HN "new feed" with 'showdead' turned on is eye-opening. At times, the dead articles outnumber the live ones.