[dragonwriter]

> I've seen far more inflammatory commentary/criticism in the tech community over the years.

That it isn't the most inflammatory commentary (even if one agrees with that, which is, of course, subjective) in the tech community doesn't mean that people assess that it “gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.” The latter, not the former, is the criteria for being on-topic at HN.

Naturally, people will disagree with what is within and outside of this boundary, and use flags or not accordingly.