It's not even the general audience. It's the subject matter, which is carefully selected.
HN is the best place on the internet for discussing a specific kind of subject, mainy technical matters, programming and the like. But post anything half-way political, and the comments look no better or more informed than anywhere else on the web. Which is why the moderation doesn't allow it.
It's not even the general audience. It's the subject matter, which is carefully selected.
HN is the best place on the internet for discussing a specific kind of subject, mainy technical matters, programming and the like. But post anything half-way political, and the comments look no better or more informed than anywhere else on the web. Which is why the moderation doesn't allow it.