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>>cwan+(OP)
"The community is often snobbish and out of touch with how the other half lives. "

I have noticed this and unfortunately have to agree with this observation. I wonder what principle (teaching) lets hackernews people behave like that.

>>pshapi+61
Most people are like this. People generally don't have a lot of understanding or empathy to the challenges of people outside their social class.

>>ryanwa+f1
What's the average age of an HN poster? I remember being pretty judgmental and self-righteous when I was 20…

>>mhd+X1
This poll says 32% are in the 19-24 range, and 35% in the 25-30 range:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=126923