HN is a community of people, and communities do form a consensus on issues.
Whether HN as a community has formed a consensus on this issue I don't know, but it's worth noting that different communities absolutely form opinions on issues because if you don't know that you can easily and unknowingly become susceptible to that community's bias.
Whether HN as a community has formed a consensus on this issue I don't know, but it's worth noting that different communities absolutely form opinions on issues because if you don't know that you can easily and unknowingly become susceptible to that community's bias.