The public message is that "someone who has had a profound impact on YC, or HN and its members has passed away". That impact is up to the operators to decide.

The public message is that "someone who has had a profound impact on YC, or HN and its members has passed away". That impact is up to the operators to decide. Much the same way a family remembers their loved ones, but doesn't grieve every important person who has passed away irrespective of their stature. Like parent was saying, it's a little discomfiting to see this discussed on threads.