[notjoemama]

Not the originator, addressing only your question, the hacker news commenting system is a form social media. People are free to comment as they see fit and for reasons that make sense to them, within certain guidelines that don’t appear to apply here. My impression is your comment, and previously theirs, is an airing of grievance. Which is common and par for the course in social media spaces. My intention in commenting is to give a voice to what is typically an unspoken understanding.