> It's full of people who say things no one familiar with the Bay Area (where YC is from) would say. Stands to reason. If you are familiar with the Bay Area, i

> It's full of people who say things no one familiar with the Bay Area (where YC is from) would say. Stands to reason. If you are familiar with the Bay Area, implying that you are there, what would you use HN for? You'd simply go outside and run into all the techies and the inane ideas they have to the fullest extent you can handle. Naturally it is going to attract those in flyover places that don't have any kind of meaningful tech scene connection otherwise.