Are you suggesting that hn is removing comment's/post's that don't look down on the poor or fetishize wealth? I'm not sure how hn being vc backed has any influence on how I or anyone else here comments
It sounds like parent comment is suggesting that hn attracts a demographic of people who look down on the poor and fetishize wealth, not that it's suppressing posts or trying to influence comments.
That was correct, I was commenting on the input demographics to the community, not on moderation activities
You don't need to remove content when you can let the users flag and downvote what "doesn't belong to" HN