[ishouldstayaway]

> he doesn't (or rather the events related to his companies that make it to the front page don't) seem very popular around here to me.

This is a more recent turn, and one that happened later than in other online social spaces. Claiming that HN leans in a direction friendly to tech VC is hardly controversial.

[fc417fc802]

Seems like you're conflating "friendly to tech VC" and "Thiel supporter" there. Certainly there will be some overlap but they're different things.

Neither is not jumping on the latest popular bandwagon a show of support in the opposite direction.