> Where else can I as one of the non-gods of HN, go to argue with millionaires and billionaires, discuss things with them and be treated the same as them in conversation just based on the things I say?

It's not quite the same thing, but, StackOverflow. I won't name-drop, but I've conversed with some pretty high-powered people on there, and I've conversed with some other high-powered people here on HN.

I think a lot of the credit goes to the HN moderation team.