Yes in the sense that HN can't be immune from macro trends: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20immune%20macro%20trend&so

Yes in the sense that HN can't be immune from macro trends: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20immune%20macro%20trend&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que.... But we can also make counter-adjustments, so from my perspective this falls into the category of fluctuation.