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> One of the things I've loved most about HN is that it was real — grounded in observability, empirical evidence, not bias or feelings.

Alas, this is not my experience of HN. About neutral topics, sure. Not a lot of flaming and irrationality about e.g. C# Union Types or audio reactive LED strips or whatever.

But assert something that a large fraction of people do not want to be true and you'll get, not just downvoted, but flagged and condescension.

I for one appreciated your perspective.