Not sure about the Coding Horror hatred, although a few has implied that whatever gets posted on Coding Horror gets posted here as well, even when the article isn't particularly interesting or good.

I can't speak for everyone here not doing a startup, but for me however, Techcrunch is on average not very interesting, seems more interested in stirring up drama (at least lately) than breaking real stories, and too self-important for me to pay attention to.

I'm not sure why you would think people would need an agenda ;)