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I don't know, I think they make a reasonable case to suggest that someone is putting their finger on the scale.
But, honestly... duh? Y Combinator is one of the most influential investment firms in Silicon Valley. Of course they're going to try to protect the image of their chosen investments.
Honestly the bigger story here is that people in tech continue to be so willfully ignorant of stuff like this. Big Tech is not benevolent. If you want unbiased tech news, don't fucking get it from a company that has such a vested interest in the success of SV tech companies. You'd think that would be obvious.
Any alternative you could suggest? I migrated to HN from SlashDot many years ago, because the discussion was mature, and shitposting/jokes were frowned upon.
To this day I haven’t found something similar.
Lobste.rs might be up your alley.
Heck no. Last time I tried to make an account, someone had to invite you, or you had to prove yourself to them by showing your GitHub as if it was your CV.
Lurking is free, so I went to check what these pro hackers were posting and commenting: many links were already in HN, and the quality of comments was similar. No loss there.