Doubt it. For one, HN is a global community and in many other countries the problem of college leaving you with crippling debt isn’t as big as what you see in A

Doubt it. For one, HN is a global community and in many other countries the problem of college leaving you with crippling debt isn’t as big as what you see in America. And second, the largest demographic in HN by far are straight white males, who often come from middle class families with high earning incomes, enough to pay for education on top of whatever scholarships are earned. Aside from that, many have been in the tech industry for years or even decades earning six figure salaries. Assuming they keep decent savings invested or have had a few big wins it’s easy to see how this crowd can have some big pockets. And then there’s a sizable amount of outliers: cryptocurrency millionaires, founders of acquired companies, early stage employees post IPO or even current founders of multi-million dollar companies, maybe even a billionaire or two.