I agree. There were times in the past where I thought dang was favoring YC companies (it's worth mentioning GitLab is a YC company), but in retrospect I think I was seeing it because I wanted to see it.

HN continues to surprise me as the best moderated community of substantial size anywhere on the internet, and this thread exemplifies why.

Thank you dang for making HN what it is today. I know I appreciate it, and I bet 99% of everybody else here does as well.