Newspapers aren't a community though. I think the Ask HN section is the closest there is to a community, but the majority will hang out on the front page or eve

Newspapers aren't a community though. I think the Ask HN section is the closest there is to a community, but the majority will hang out on the front page or even Show HN. I did become friends with people in my geographical region who read HN. It is a unifying aspect - non-American who reads HN.