1) I expect a lot of people saw the site and didn't realize it was satire, 2) as a Leftist tech person who reads Hacker News, whenever there's a discussion on h

1) I expect a lot of people saw the site and didn't realize it was satire, 2) as a Leftist tech person who reads Hacker News, whenever there's a discussion on here that is even slightly political, and I see the responses from a lot of HN users, I remind myself I read Hacker News for the insightful tech discussion.