[formalsystems]

Hey author here - I mean it sincerely when I say thank you for the feedback, I agree with you completely that by making partisan jokes like that I am alienating my audience. I also meant the "dark cave" as more a metaphor to bats/coronavirus and I should not have tried to make cheap jokes if I'm trying to make a serious point. I realized after reading your comment how a lot of what I wrote could be interpreted another way. I'm going through the article now and changing the tone.

I'm actually new to writing anything online, I've just lurked the Internet for years and read so much good writing on HN. I'm going to take a step back, re-evaluate and get more eyes on what I'm writing before I carelessly post something again. I love this community more than any other, and I want to meet the standard.

Plus if I am stoking partisan fire as you are suggesting, I am accomplishing the opposite of what I hope to actually do as a pseudonymous writer. I really do appreciate you taking the time to read and provide this honest feedback.

Edit: I finished revising based on your suggestions and will look at it with a fresh eye tomorrow. Thanks again for explaining your perspective to me so succinctly.