For starters the comment you cite does not look like "raised a valid issue", it looks like "silly 13 year old comment", and I think it was modded appropriately.

For starters the comment you cite does not look like "raised a valid issue", it looks like "silly 13 year old comment", and I think it was modded appropriately. Had he provided some other thoughts or datapoints to back up his position, or even just stated his case in a more normal manner ("No, I think romance is dumb. It takes valuable time and money cycles away from my building my company"). I did note that he provided a little more data further down in the comment stream. But, to answer your question, I don't think there are conflicting interests here. People who favor "B" will (hopefully) learn over time that their interests are better served by considering all arguments. Provided of course that those arguments are actually well-reasoned and presented, and not just "No, u r dumb". "Pro Startup" does not have to equal "sugar coated happy you-can-do-it" comments. In fact I would think most true hacker types would have gotten enough of that bullshit in school and would crave honest feedback.