HN is, broadly speaking, ad free and has a high degree of technical experts. More people mean a broader dilution of the level of discourse and knowledge, and g

HN is, broadly speaking, ad free and has a high degree of technical experts. More people mean a broader dilution of the level of discourse and knowledge, and greater and greater incentives to market / spam / propagandize. ad free in the sense that there are no obviously in-your-face efforts at graphical marketing; HN is run by a strartup incubator and has a startup focus; flogging your latest release is the raison d'etre of the site.