[jondr]

This was a troll account too. It seems that other responses here took it at face value, which is unfortunate as the troll got a sincere reaction out of some Hacker News users.

The original comment has since been removed but it was a few lines done in the style of a stereotypical Reddit user: A smug, pseudo-intellectual, Fedora wearing faux-gentleman. This stereotype is widespread on reddit as a mockery of the kind of people that supposedly use the site, even if the parody has been blown out of all proportion by people parroting its in-jokes.

I'm not sure how much overlap there is between Hacker News and reddit users, so for the benefit of anyone who isn't familiar with the parody, this was just a parody and a troll. They do this to try and deliberately discredit the site. The comment section for almost any external link posted to major subreddits, particularly YouTube videos, rapidly fills up with parody accounts doing this. All doffing their hats, scratching their neckbeards, and professing their atheistic allegiance to reddit's intellectual paradise.

Given how serious some HN users are about preserving the quality of the comments section you probably seem like a pretty enticing target for provoking. If you see someone referencing reddit, Fedoras, and the tipping of those Fedoras, probably best to ignore them.