Agreed with your post whole-heartedly. However, I do wish HN had a more robust and effective method of forming relationships. That's where profiles and message

Agreed with your post whole-heartedly. However, I do wish HN had a more robust and effective method of forming relationships. That's where profiles and messages to users, etc. come in brilliantly. If I don't hit HN at least 5x a day I feel depressed. It's an amazing place and reminds me in a weird of way of IRC back in the day. Long live HN and hopefully we can make more relationships, collaborate and build cool shit. The biggest problem I have, as a developer, engineer, entrepreneur is simply the LACK of quality talent. Here in Los Angeles, 90% of people are clueless and live in oblivion (and live on FB and Instagram), the tech scene is non-existent. You have a small group of "silicon beach" characters, who are more interested in just saying they're entrepreneurs in the tech business because it "sounds cool" while lacking any skill. I'd say here we have <1% of actual true developers, engineers, hackers; people passionate about technology and building companies. I can't even begin to describe how many dinners, meetings and calls I have on a weekly basis with people pitching me "social startups", some kind of "diners club startup" or a "subscription model clothing company." It just makes me sick (and sad at the same time). Relationships with people genuinely talented and passionate about technology - that's what I'm after with this concept.