I haven't followed this discussion so am unfamiliar with the validity of the details of the comment, so I can't speak to the content. The downvotes may be in pa

I haven't followed this discussion so am unfamiliar with the validity of the details of the comment, so I can't speak to the content. The downvotes may be in part due to the rantish nature of part of it, which you were aware of at the time of posting. Some readers may have thought as you knew its tone was overly heated, you could have taken the time to express it better. However, this is just speculation, based on behavior I've seen on HN.