[luguenth]

At times, it's rather perplexing why certain individuals critique posts as if they shouldn't exist at all. It's akin to telling a dedicated chef to give up cooking because their unique style doesn't match your preferred taste. I found this article to be quite a pleasant read. It echoed emotions that felt familiar, almost like finding a new dish that tickles your taste buds just right. It sprinkled a little bit of unexpected joy onto my day.

[nine_k]

Maybe not "should not exist", but is not worth the time of a particular person.

Someone might enjoy the whole long story with its emotional roller-coaster; this is totally fine. I personally skimmed a few paragraphs, realized that it's not what I enjoy spending my time on, and closed the tab. I find it also perfectly fine.

The fact of that a story is high on the HN front page is an endorsement, but not a guarantee that you in particular would enjoy it. At least I hope the author enjoyed writing it.

[Doctor_Fegg]

I agree - it's the most exasperating thing about what's otherwise a very civilised community.

There's a million different writing styles. No one expects every book in the library to be written to your particular taste. But for any piece of writing submitted to HN, if it deviates from a dispassionate, terse, action-filled style, the tl;dr crowd come out and start ordering people "don't write" like this.