[potatolicious]

This isn't limited to HN, but I feel like the startup scene is somewhat of a "do as I say, not as I do" phenomenon. People will nod in enthusiastic agreement about the need to work sustainably, be balanced, eat well, sleep enough, etc.

And then pull an all nighter filled with Monster and Red Bull.

There's a bit of a dissonance in the community. On the one hand we agree with all of this talk about balance, on the other hand the culture is still very much an overgrown frathouse. We're touting the merits of working smarter while at the same time playing up the "code through the night!" hackathons.

We'll find our way out of it eventually.

[francoisdevlin]

Take a moment to compare this with the age distribution of HN, and you'll start to put it all together.