What did you expect? Us all talking about the successful McDonald’s franchisee in Wichita, Kansas?
You’re consuming news from a portion of the overall economy where there are high stakes, big bets and a lot of money involved. Outsized, massive multi-billion dollar outcomes are the name of the entire game.
That’s why you get that feeling.
Yeah, there’s other stuff here too. But there’s a huge bias towards startups compared to the rest of the world.
Of course. That's not the point of contention here. HN is mostly about startups.
The post I replied to suggested that there's a "pro-VC / anti-bootstrapping" slant on HN. That's what I think is wrong. Many people who post here are sensible enough to understand that both approaches have their own advantages and disadvantages. People don't generally advocate taking on VC funding unless there's a good reason to.
Other startup communities have people who are seriously against the idea of bootstrapping, and level accusations of building a "lifestyle business" at anyone who chooses that path. I don't see that very often that on HN.