I think it's safe to assume that the Hacker News demographic is not exactly the main target audience of this site. I submitted the story because it poses intere

I think it's safe to assume that the Hacker News demographic is not exactly the main target audience of this site. I submitted the story because it poses interesting questions about the ethics of provocation-based promotion, the viability of a business model that purposely excludes customers, the popularity of exclusive online communities, and so on.