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Comment by b40d-48b2-979e | Hacker News Reader

    You are on HN, the chance you are part of the american average is very low.

This is a weird statement coming from a German bystander commenting on American politics with the username "Anti-USA".

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Why?

This is not US politics. Its global politics and it affects me as well. Independent of this, hn is not a platform the avg person is visiting. It requires a certain amount of high tech expertise to understand the conent of hn which statistically pushes the avg hn reader above the avg person.

You do know how much impact the USA has around the globe right? right?!

You are wildly overestimating your own self-worth with the "above the avg person" statement. hn is just a website. People browse and read whatever.

the context is it. it requires a certain amount of knowledge and skill. IT people earn above avg.

Its not far fetched.

I contend any earnest 12-year old could ardently read this website for a month, do their own research on the side, and enjoy browsing this website. I dare say they probably make below the median income.

This place isn't a shibboleth.

hey just because I am not making above median/average income doesn't mean I don't have the tech expertise. And HN is not that tech intensive. A movie recommendation for you - Good will hunting.

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