Yeah, I agree with that. I had a well known entrepreneur respond to one of my posts, and I was slightly shocked. While I don't think my original post was rude o

Yeah, I agree with that. I had a well known entrepreneur respond to one of my posts, and I was slightly shocked. While I don't think my original post was rude or unreasonable, I really wasn't expecting it to be read by the person it was talking about. After that I was more impressed with HN. It seems like a very unusual social news site, because the news is actually discussed with the people involved. For example, recently there was an article on nytimes.com about somebody who makes jellyfish tanks. Well, I find out in the comments that the person actually is an user here. That does help me think about what I say. I might be interested in working at some startup or tech company after I graduate. And there's a good chance that not only will my future employer find this account, but that I have actually already said something about that company. I really don't want to write a thoughtless comment and then find out that it was about some company I'm interested in.