Why should we judge? We are simply amazed of how that community grew, and take my words about Hacker News with a grain of salt too, just kidding. We are so amaz

Why should we judge? We are simply amazed of how that community grew, and take my words about Hacker News with a grain of salt too, just kidding. We are so amazed that I thought Hacker News had to know it :P About the rest, I really think that what happened and is happening with Italian Startup Scene can be an incredible case study (but we'll see what it's able reach). Facebook had a key role in this all, it acted as amplifier of each move.