Comment by dang

6 years ago

I see what you mean and yes we should probably change the title (edit: done now). But that doesn't excuse breaking the site guidelines by adding more provocation of one's own. The intended spirit of HN is the opposite: to respond to provocation by getting more thoughtful, not less.

When people respond to provocation or negativity with provocation and negativity of their own, we get a Tacoma Narrows Bridge situation. Most of the internet is doing that every day, so there are many places to enjoy that energy. Here we're trying for something different, and each user who comments is responsible for that. Not that that's easy!