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I personally don't think YC the company has much to do with the dynamics of this site at all -- but many users here are likely fans of or aspiring participants

I personally don't think YC the company has much to do with the dynamics of this site at all -- but many users here are likely fans of or aspiring participants in the program. There is no shortage of comments and posts heavily critical of people associated with YC, though. Search comments for 'Gary Tan' and you'll see what I mean.

mattgreenrocks 1y ago
Agree. What I think the parent is observing is more the userbase collectively becoming an avatar for Silicon Valley talking points sometimes. It isn't always overt; it's more of a sense of disproportionately rewarding discussion points that mesh with the current zeitgeist (e.g. pro-AI posts doing better overall).
- tptacek 1y ago
  Only a minority of the userbase is in SFBA. There is no one consistent HN attitude towards any specific policy (I think it would be fair to say that there are HN styles of argumentation, though, not all of them good.)
xg15 1y ago
Not involved with YC at all, but I wonder if they might promote the site to the applicants of their accelerator program and encourage them to sign up here.
- dang 1y ago
  If it helps at all, no, we don't do that.
  - xg15 1y ago
    Thanks for the info. (I've seen this at a university, that's where my suspicion came from)
bilekas 1y ago
> I personally don't think YC the company has much to do with the dynamics of this site at all Why do you think they're not at least tied to help eachother? The board of Ycombinator may not be here moderating but do you think they're independent?
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