I agree with your overall point, but - if only to add perspective - the readership of HN is broader than you're presenting. For instance, I am a public school

I agree with your overall point, but - if only to add perspective - the readership of HN is broader than you're presenting. For instance, I am a public school teacher. I certainly make more than a grocery bagger, but many of the HN readers to whom you're referring probably spent more on their last car than I make in a year. This recent thread offers some nice perspective on why people like me are on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13668870 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13668870