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Why is Hacker News like that?
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Hacker News | Sep 23, 2026 | caution
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Hacker News (aka HN) is a link aggregator where “hackers”1 gather to discuss technology, politics, and anything which “good hackers would find interesting”. Nonetheless, Y Combinator decides who gets to be in charge of Hacker News, and the raison d’être of Hacker News is, at least originally, a forum for YC-backed startup founders to socialize and discuss the news of the day. So, that’s nice. Why is Hacker News like that? Hacker News is a product of Y Combinator and the people in its orbit, and they’re not great people.
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