Dang didn't say you're not allowed to refute the substance of an article. He just asked that you don't be "shallow", or in your own words, "snarky" about it, a

Dang didn't say you're not allowed to refute the substance of an article. He just asked that you don't be "shallow", or in your own words, "snarky" about it, as it always makes discussions worse and degrades HN overall.