[waterlesscloud]

Normally I'd agree that stories with a high political divisiveness content should be kept off the front page.

But this is a story about one of the most prominent people in tech and one of the most prominent companies in tech. In addition, it has ramifications for everyone who wants to run or own a company. So it very much belongs on the front page of HN.

The fact that a lot of the comments will be inflammatory is predictable, if sad, but that's no reason to try to sweep it under the rug. A different approach is needed for stories like this one that are otherwise perfect fits for top-of-HN material.

[tptacek]

There's a story about Eich already on the front page. All the new story does is create new opportunities for ungroomed nasty threads.