Perhaps due to its connections to business, some influential people hang around HN. For example, once I got a response from the CEO of Namecheap (my web host) i

Perhaps due to its connections to business, some influential people hang around HN. For example, once I got a response from the CEO of Namecheap (my web host) in a thread related to their services. It was very informative and I can't imagine getting that kind of interaction anywhere else. You don't get that on places like reddit because the standard of discourse is generally lower and it's not worth their time. Also: the moderators are consistent, clear, professional, and easy to talk to.