HN doesn't benefit from close ties to YC. YC benefits from close ties to HN. YC folks will post to whatever is considered the de rigeur nerd/startup news site,

HN doesn't benefit from close ties to YC. YC benefits from close ties to HN. YC folks will post to whatever is considered the de rigeur nerd/startup news site, which over the last couple of years has become HN - having migrated from reddit (and slashdot, before). There will be another one, in due time.