It makes more sense when you see the results of the demographic poll of the HN audience.... I can't find the link to the poll now, maybe someone will post it,

It makes more sense when you see the results of the demographic poll of the HN audience.... I can't find the link to the poll now, maybe someone will post it, but my takeaway was that the HN audience is 90%+ white sys male. I'd expect tending toward the higher income also, but the poll didn't include that info.