I'm afraid there's no point in explaining this kind of stuff here. The prevailing opinion on HN is leftist. Few people are even willing to argue rationally, a

I'm afraid there's no point in explaining this kind of stuff here. The prevailing opinion on HN is leftist. Few people are even willing to argue rationally, and since vitriol isn't tolerated, people just silently downvote, sweeping contrary views under the rug of grayness. The downvoters are drawn to grayed-out posts like sharks who smell blood in the water: a swimmer with a small cut soon attracts a school of sharks that massacre him, leaving nothing but an empty space where a comment once was. It's sad, and every time I see it, I question why I even have an account here.