If dang broke off and started a for-pay site he’d get rich. The numbers are sort of unavoidable. If a million people subscribe to HN and only 1% stayed with him

If dang broke off and started a for-pay site he’d get rich. The numbers are sort of unavoidable. If a million people subscribe to HN and only 1% stayed with him to pay $5/month for the ad-free version to start, it pencils out nicely. He could easily afford an apprentice, though finding a good one would be tough. I would love to see that happen be dug before the burnout kills him or drives him batty.