[tptacek]

I don't think the way the article is written has nearly as much to do with the comments on this thread as the subject itself, which tends to bring out the worst in the site. I think the article itself is quite well written.

I also think we tend to fall into a trap here of assuming that an article's impact on HN is indicative of its quality. Most people don't write "for" HN, and lots of good stuff doesn't play well here.

[DoreenMichele]

I think the article itself is quite well written.

And yet there isn't a single comment by you engaging directly with the article itself. Only engaging with your opinion that my opinion of it is wrong.

To me this fact only lends further support to my view of what is going on here.

But I don't intend to argue it further. This isn't remedying the problem at all. It isn't somehow leading to better discussion here.

[lkrubner]

I’m engaging with the article itself on Twitter. On Hacker News I’m only engaging with you, again, because I like what you’ve written in the past and I’m surprised you’re so critical of this essay.