> I disagree that HN wants to minimize "awareness" of these topics Well, the effect is still the same, isn't it? > it distracts HN away from the tech/web/star

> I disagree that HN wants to minimize "awareness" of these topics Well, the effect is still the same, isn't it? > it distracts HN away from the tech/web/startup topics they want HN to focus on That seems contradictory. If I recall correctly, I've heard the mods explicitly say that they also like non-tech/web/startup topics.