[permo-w]

I would be surprised if that were true. there are some very influential people on HN

[FirmwareBurner]

Influential to who? Most avenge joes don't even know about HN, let alone the "celebrities" here. At the end of the day it's just another echo chamber.

[permo-w]

it's influential due to the influential people on HN. your "average Joe" is irrelevant to that

[lotsofpulp]

I doubt anyone in the world is more influential than Microsoft Excel.