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I enjoyed reading the article, and I wouldn't have found it if it wasn't here on HN. If it shouldn't be here (according to the HN community) it wouldn't be sitting at the top of the news page.

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I agree popular vote took it to the top of the first page, but it indicates a change in the composition of the community or a change of interests from startup-related technologies to more general discussion.

I, obviously, have an unpopular opinion.

> but it indicates a change in the composition of the community or a change of interests from startup-related technologies to more general discussion.

You mean, like when its name was changed from "Startup News" to "Hacker News," maybe?

Shall we call it "General News" now?

I'd think that this discussion is significantly more hacker-y than many of the others here. I mean, I can see your argument: HN is obviously becoming more and more mainstream, and hence, articles will tend more and more in that direction.

This article, though, isn't one of them.

It's very geek-ish, not so hacker-ish.

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