It's a good question, and I was a bit on the fence about submitting. What made this HN-relevant in my opinion was: (1) an event which was promoted almost exclus

It's a good question, and I was a bit on the fence about submitting. What made this HN-relevant in my opinion was: (1) an event which was promoted almost exclusively through social networks (and the unraveling of which is now being documented on the same networks). (2) Organizer is a serial tech entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_McFarland_(entrepreneur) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_McFarland_(entrepreneur) (although the article does not reflect that). (3) a target audience of millennials with substantial disposable income and a somewhat "bro cultural" outlook on life (There will be supermodels! etc). (4) marketing of a "premium" experience, promoted celebrities (cf. Juicero & countless other startups). To me, the whole thing adds up to a genre scene with a number of intersections with today's tech culture.