> I think you are overestimating HN's influence. I was using HN as a proxy for "geeks being Mad Online" on the basis that reactions everywhere else were probab

> I think you are overestimating HN's influence. I was using HN as a proxy for "geeks being Mad Online" on the basis that reactions everywhere else were probably if anything worse. I agree re competitive advantage, though, I was explaining one of the reasons I thought that had come to pass.