HN has a critical mass of readers. There is something to knowing that you are reading the same stuff as the Big Boys - a watercooler effect. Even if there is

HN has a critical mass of readers. There is something to knowing that you are reading the same stuff as the Big Boys - a watercooler effect. Even if there is interesting stuff on Reddit, it's not the stuff industry leaders are reading and thinking...or at least that's the perception become reality.