The answer is obvious. HN is not a bastion of independent journalism -- it is the 2014 edition of a trade rag. This is not to say HN is evil. Think of all the

The answer is obvious. HN is not a bastion of independent journalism -- it is the 2014 edition of a trade rag. This is not to say HN is evil. Think of all the problems that legitimate news outfits have with conflicts of interest. Now take away the imperative to do journalism -- HN has never taken on that mantle -- and there is now no reason to resolve said conflicts in the usual news-outlet ways. We are in the uncanny valley of news: not quite corporate propaganda, not quite integral journalism. I happen to enjoy it, but let's not pretend that YC is the NYT.