[jplarson]

Seems harsh that so many people downvoted this, I dig the Slumdog Millionaire reference!

[axitanull]

I believe that is because many people don't want comment section in Hacker News turn into the one in Reddit, which consist of mostly jokes, pop culture references...things that doesn't really contribute to the discussion.

[jplarson]

Got it, thanks!

[jMyles]

> things that doesn't really contribute to the discussion.

There may be a diversity in palette for this matter, even among the same people at different times.