Perhaps I am easily amused but this got a chuckle out of me. Its not the first time I have seen a lighthearted comment downvoted on HN, are they against the rules?
Jokes themselves are not explicitly forbidden, but the community quickly downvotes low-effort jokes like the one above. For more context, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30230497
In general, I think comments with jokes in them get a harder time, as the community doesn't want HN to go the same way as Reddit did, which is basically filled with low-effort jokes nowadays.
Not against the rules, but there are a good number of people on HN who will downvote a humorous comment because:
1. They don't get it.
2. They consider it off-topic.
3. They missed the whole era when the internet was fun and interesting.
4. They mistakenly believe that it's against HN rules.
5. They fret about people in different cultures not understanding one another's jokes, so they try to vote the jokes into oblivion, rather than understanding that being exposed to the humor of other cultures is one way to learn about other cultures.
6. They're just grumps who find no joy in anything, and nobody else is allowed to enjoy things. See also: "Stop liking things I don't like!"
As for your comment being downvoted, it's considered bad form to comment on downvoting, so yours is doing down, as is mine. But I just don't care.
> they try to vote the jokes into oblivion, rather than understanding that being exposed to the humor of other cultures is one way to learn about other cultures.
I don't think reading cryptocurrency jokes posted on HN is the best way to expose yourself to other cultures.
In general, I think comments with jokes in them get a harder time, as the community doesn't want HN to go the same way as Reddit did, which is basically filled with low-effort jokes nowadays.