As a counterpoint, I love the conflict on HN. I usually go to reddit for my warm-fuzzies, but when it comes to making sense of the world HN is my favorite spot on the internet.
That said, I'm slightly conflating intellectual rigor with standoffishness. I'm not sure that they have to go together (but it seems they often do), but I'd rather have both than neither.
That said, I'm slightly conflating intellectual rigor with standoffishness. I'm not sure that they have to go together (but it seems they often do), but I'd rather have both than neither.