Comment by codingdave
3 days ago
> most HN negativity is substantive rather than toxic
That is the key takeaway. If critique is scored as negative, then there is nothing wrong with HN being "negative". Analysis and critical response to new ideas, tech, and products is a good thing, so I believe we should be responding positively to a report that says we apply negativity in productive ways.
You said it well. It can be an intellectual dialogue only when we talk on different sides and do not agree all the time. I am actually agreeing here, making this a positive comment, and did not contribute anything :)