I didn&#x27;t downvote you but I&#x27;ll give my thoughts.<p>Firstly there&#x27;s been quite a few articles posted to HN that aren&#x27;t even technology related, let alone being of proper substance, yet are still of interest to HN readers. For example I have fond memories reading through a bee keeping article posted here and the discussion that followed. Due to the popularity of that article and others like it, I think it&#x27;s fair to say the readership isn&#x27;t fixed on the idea that all articles must even be strictly technology related. Secondly you&#x27;ll notice that BBC articles get posted here quite often and that&#x27;s absolutely a mainstream news source.