I'm still regularly amazed at the diversity of people who read and post on HN. There are artists, doctors, triathletes, cartoonists, real estate agents, veterans, vagabonds, marketers, ... And you may never know they're reading unless there's some catalyst to make the connection.
A monthly HMO post can be that catalyst.
And this can be the first. Just don't use this opportunity to purely pitch your product.
Yes, most of us share a common area of interest (hacking, programming, and often startups). I meant to say there are programmers here who are also artists, doctors, ...
There are also people who browse HN who are not programmers, like myself (a mechanical engineer). I may not read all of the same posts as programmers, but the "intellectually stimulating" guideline for news posts & the overall level of discussion here seem to make it worth my while
I wonder should there be a "Monthly non-Programmers chat" thread? Something where the conversation is by people/hackers who don't self-identify as programmers/sysadmins/techies to talk about things they are doing.
A monthly HMO post can be that catalyst.
And this can be the first. Just don't use this opportunity to purely pitch your product.