I disagree. Some things transcend that distinction and should be discussed in every community - they affect every human.
And this is coming from somebody who isn't thrilled HN isn't as hard edged tech/startup-culture focused as it once was. On the front page right now I see:
   'When work doesn't pay for the middle class'
   'FBI broke law for years in phone record searches'
   'Professor Is a Label That Leans to the Left'
Flag those and I'll upvote you. But I'd like this one to get as many eyeballs as possible.