Sadly I believe you'll come to agree that the majority of mis-informed people who read a generalist tech blog like Techcrunch could be considered trolls by the

Sadly I believe you'll come to agree that the majority of mis-informed people who read a generalist tech blog like Techcrunch could be considered trolls by the normally informed people who read HN. TC does serve its purpose well - it just saddens me that the blog's purpose and mine as a reader are not aligned. (disclaimer: I worked with techcrunch for a few years, starting in 05)