"... I don't see what are the significant barriers? ... If whatever you say has merit, then nobody will care what your score is in the hacker news game ..." I

"... I don't see what are the significant barriers? ... If whatever you say has merit, then nobody will care what your score is in the hacker news game ..." I think rantfoil is saying it is easy to get "tripped-up" on the unwritten or obscure rules. I guess the "Turing-like" test to participation is understanding how "hackers" think.