While I appreciate your freedom to post your disagreement, it does not make my comment or perception of HN any less valid. My question was, where does proper ST

While I appreciate your freedom to post your disagreement, it does not make my comment or perception of HN any less valid. My question was, where does proper STEM discourse happen these days? Surely everyone didn't fade into the ether in silence, so where is everyone? It is not unrealistic or asking too much to ask that comments are on topic and not of a comedic nature. I'm not whining here, I love comedy, I'm genuinely asking because I need someone to point me in the right direction of where I should excuse myself to.