[dang]

> Unless you're a software developer, [...] don't waste your time on Hacker News.

That is both wrong and mean. Non-programmers are 100% welcome on Hacker News. The only criterion is willingness to follow the site guidelines.

The mandate of HN is "stories for the intellectually curious", not "exclusive programmer tribe".

[stefantalpalaru]

You know what's wrong and mean? Getting "You're submitting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." the moment you fall under the radar of the same moderator who encourages users to downvote dissenting opinions.

I kid, I kid. Down with the toxic, up with the awesome (with the definitions up to the people in power)!