"But HN readers are almost exclusively rich white American males. They've never had any adverse experiences in their lives. They've never been frisked by the police; they've never gone hungry for even one meal; they borrowed money from their parents to get started; their parents put them through college."

Where are you getting all this from?

"nor does telling them that they are one injury from abject poverty make any difference"

That seems to contradict this: "rich white American males.....they borrowed money from their parents to get started