I signed up for HN eight years ago yesterday. Back then, I was working at a mind-numbing job in private equity and hating every minute of it. HN encouraged me

I signed up for HN eight years ago yesterday. Back then, I was working at a mind-numbing job in private equity and hating every minute of it. HN encouraged me to move to SF, learn new skills, join a startup (where I met my wife), which led to an acquisition, which led to joining a YC company as an employee, and eventually starting my own company. For a bunch of strangers, this community was, and still is life-changing.