Most people on HN are neither rebels nor entrepreneurs. They have drifted here from other social news sites suffering from the Eternal September effect. In fa

Most people on HN are neither rebels nor entrepreneurs. They have drifted here from other social news sites suffering from the Eternal September effect. In fact, I'd argue that this site has far more rigorous unwritten social rules than other sites. It feels like a priggish country club at times. The average HN user is concerned more with politeness than insightfulness.