[Sword_Monkey]

I think you should just accept how other people want to discuss things on the internet. If you can't handle the mainstream then find a niche were your own brand of 'intellectual' discussion is enforced by nazi moderation (don't take my Godwin's law descent as a bad thing, nazi-like moderation can be a good thing).

If Hacker News is evolving into something you don't like, then find somewhere else to discuss things. You have no right to complain that the place you've settled in isn't to your liking when you're on the internet. The reason why you don't have that right? Because you can just go the fuck elsewhere, seriously move on, settle somewhere else, see if it's to your liking, if you don't fit in don't whine about it, just move on again. Petty stuff.