I don't think I'm willing to go that far. What constitutes 'the HN crowd'? The folks who come here and read the stories, but do not read the comments? Or just the ones who read the comments? Or only the subset of those who read the comments who actually bother to vote. Or participate with their own commentary?
It's pretty easy for a small subset of individuals to appear as if they accurately represent the wider group.
Heck, even then I expect it would just be popular with a very small, very loud niche within HN.