I know you're kidding, I'm just not sure if you're half-kidding or whole-kidding. Would YC be more successful if HN was technically improved? Certainly not. Wo

I know you're kidding, I'm just not sure if you're half-kidding or whole-kidding. Would YC be more successful if HN was technically improved? Certainly not. Would HN be more successful? Hard to say, but probably irrelevant -- HN is the social focus of the startup community. This has rewards for YC, but comes with taxes as well. Regardless, there is no trend away from HN visible today, and the cobbler has other work.