Proposition 1: People are interested in new ideas and new ways of looking at things. Proposition 2: Some people are more able to come up with good new ideas th

Proposition 1: People are interested in new ideas and new ways of looking at things. Proposition 2: Some people are more able to come up with good new ideas than others. Outcome: A place like HN, which is for the discussion of highly intellectual ideas, is inevitably attractive to thinkers. Even people who aren't as bright as those who come up with avante garde ideas are attracted to those ideas and quite legitimately want to discuss them. Their responses follow a learning curve - at first people don't fully understand what they're seeing but as time passes their understanding of new ideas deepens. Wherever I go, I'm on the lookout for ideas that might change my outlook and deepen my understanding. Such ideas are very rare, but I find that HN is a good place to look for them. I admit that I don't always appreciate an idea for what it really is, from the beginning. :)