[izolate]

Honestly, yes. But only if those non-hackers consist of people in industries I don't look upon favorably: marketers, advertisers, recruiters.

I come to HN seeking primarily technical discussion. Although tech is my primary interest, if your area of interest is as nerdy as tech (science, for example), you're more than welcome here in my eyes.

[Rooster61]

Marketers yes. Advertisers yes. But recruiters? I don't have a problem with a recruiter seeking to become more knowledgeable about the tech field.

Granted, I don't want to see HN become a morass of hiring threads, but if and when I have another job to apply for, I'd like the recruiter to have some idea of what he's talking about and reading HN articles isn't exactly detrimental to that end.