Many HN readers have a very myopic view of the world, constraining their perspective to what they already know and do. There is a whole army of people out there

Many HN readers have a very myopic view of the world, constraining their perspective to what they already know and do. There is a whole army of people out there that don't have cellphones, email and don't buy from mega-corps, but those who frequent HN have little knowledge of or connection to those who live exclusively in meatspace.