I think it's fair at this point to say that any HN submissions that are critical of SF are going to be immediately flagged. Every single submission I've ever ma

I think it's fair at this point to say that any HN submissions that are critical of SF are going to be immediately flagged. Every single submission I've ever made that talks about these issues has been immediately flagged. I've often wondered why people are so touchy about SF, but perhaps it's simply because startup people have a lot invested in SF. They live there, and they want to promote a certain fairytale image of the place that doesn't reflect the reality of shit-covered sidewalks, lack of police presence and public safety, crack dealers, discarded needles, and aggressive barking mad homeless people. But the danger is that it makes HN look like a place where vigorous debate and exchange of ideas and criticism is not welcome.