I think perhaps HN readers don't know that Sallie Mae is the quasi-private entity that originates a large portion of student loans in the US. http://en.wikipedi

I think perhaps HN readers don't know that Sallie Mae is the quasi-private entity that originates a large portion of student loans in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLM_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLM_Corporation The joke is that he is $50,000 in debt, so half his net worth is -$25,000, so he will donate that debt to the United Way. I thought it was funny in the "clever-funny" way that usually garners upvotes.