> we moderate stories less, not more, when YC or a YC startup is part of the story

Nobody believes that, HN does extensive damage control, banning, flagging with alt accounts, specific story suppression, propaganda, and outright censorship.

This comment itself will be censored for countering your narrative not because it’s too toxic for the precious eyes of readers or violates any generally accepted ethics, but because censorship and propaganda are weapons of choice for an abusive unintelligent maniac like yourself.