问HN：今天是美国成立250周年。这对你来说意味着什么？
我想在这个独立宣言250周年的庆祝活动中发布这个“问HN”。<p>这个网站所关注的许多内容都源自美国：晶体管、互联网、两个在车库里工作的人的想法（或说法）能够挑战企业巨头、风险投资支持的初创公司模式等等。而且，许多HN的成员与这个地方有着个人的联系——包括我在内的移民，他们将自己的职业生涯押注于美国的研究生学位和签证抽签；在这里建立公司的公民；以及每天为（或与）美国公司竞争的海外人士。<p>因此，在这个250周年之际，我想知道美国对你个人来说意味着什么。以下是一些引导问题：<p>如果你是移民：是什么吸引你来到这里，这种吸引力是否依然存在？
如果你是在这里出生的：你希望这个国家在300年后是什么样子？
如果你离开了，或者选择不来：你看到了什么是我们其他人可能忽视的？<p>最后，你对美国最“浪漫”的理想是什么，你认为值得分享？<p>祝HN的大家独立日快乐！
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Figured I'd post this Ask HN given the <i>semiquincentennial</i> celebration since the Declaration of Independence.<p>A surprising amount of what this site cares about grew up here in the US: the transistor, the internet, the idea (or the trope) that two people in a garage can take on corporate behemoths, the venture-backed startup model, etc. And a lot of HN has a personal stake in the place -- immigrants (me included) who bet their careers on a US grad degree and a visa lottery, citizens who built companies here, people abroad who work for (or compete with) American firms every day.<p>So on the 250th, I'm curious what America means to you, personally. Some prompts:<p>If you immigrated: what pulled you here, and has it held up?
If you were born here: what do you hope the country looks like at 300?
If you left, or chose never to come: what did you see that the rest of us might be missing?<p>Finally, what the most <i>romantic</i> ideal you have of America that you think would be worth sharing?<p>Happy 4th of July, HN!