Comment by randcraw

Tearing down is a lot easier than building up. HN is certainly no worse than most other sites populated largely by geeks. Comments here are usually more relevant and constructive than any mainstream media I know. In all too many settings, encountering a voice who eschews flatulent prickery to instead advance the exchange via thoughtful invention is rare enough to make my day. IMO, HN suffers less from cretins than most sites.