Hi, a lot of us here don't work for any of those companies. A lot of us here don't work in "big tech" at all, or startups, or anywhere near Silicon Valley. Ha

Hi, a lot of us here don't work for any of those companies. A lot of us here don't work in "big tech" at all, or startups, or anywhere near Silicon Valley. HackerNews is a lot more than just the place for YC people to chat about stuff these days (if it ever was). So...when you see the "sniffy disdain", maybe think twice about who it's actually coming from, and don't immediately assume hypocrisy?