I thought with the 4 day work week everyone spent less time distracted and more time doing? Do you really think that the 37signals strategy of fostering a dial

I thought with the 4 day work week everyone spent less time distracted and more time doing? Do you really think that the 37signals strategy of fostering a dialogue with HN readers is a distraction from their business plan? Given that the customer base for products like Basecamp consists of small businesspeople with a slight technical bent? 37signals, like Spolsky and the ArsDigita of yore and (ahem) YCombinator, fosters discussions about hacking because such discussions are a very effective marketing tool. Which is not to say that the company doesn't also do it because it's fun, and because it's good for their profession and for the world. It's one of those win-win-win situations.