Someone posted here long ago, that HN is like a gym. You walk in to a gym, there are people of all types. Lots of activity, the clank of weights and whirring

Someone posted here long ago, that HN is like a gym. You walk in to a gym, there are people of all types. Lots of activity, the clank of weights and whirring of cardio machines. The heavy lifters are grunting out squat sets and chalking their hands. A yoga class is starting and the lycra and mats are flowing into that. It's not all workouts, though. Others are standing chatting to each other about energy drinks. Some are fiddling with their phones or watching the one of the mounted TVs. My point is, HN has always been that gym: yes the overriding theme has been hacking in startups, but there's many adjacent and often even more things going on than just that. Is that bad or distracting? I don't know, but it makes this place interesting.