[Mz]

You have completely misunderstood my question. I think there is no value in this thought experiment that ponders "What if Dave Winer had been named Delores instead?" HN is not the genuine community I originally joined where respectful discussion occurred.

I am female. I think the community is less assholish than it used to be to women, though there is room for improvement. However, it is overall a lot more assholish. I participate less than I used to, in part because of things unrelated to HN but in part because of the degradation. This thought experiment does nothing constructive.