I'm another one of the mostly passive readers of the site, mostly because I'm teaching myself to program, rather than actually being a programmer. HN has raise

I'm another one of the mostly passive readers of the site, mostly because I'm teaching myself to program, rather than actually being a programmer. HN has raised my awareness, made me more thoughtful about how and what I actually think about things (part of the passivity comes from the idea that any sloppy thought will be immediately shot down (rightfully so)), and overall contributed to an ongoing desire to be a larger part of the overall tech community online. Thanks to PG (whose essays I often reread -"Keep Your Identity Small" is one I constantly refer to other people - for HN and providing this nonname wannabe programmer a place to learn. And to learn to think. Thank you, PG.