As the author of the comment in question, I think some of parent comment is fair criticism - that my comment is general and too superficial, without a strong ba

As the author of the comment in question, I think some of parent comment is fair criticism - that my comment is general and too superficial, without a strong basis in fact and it doesn't contribute much hard knowledge; it's all analysis. Also, it's long. I considered those things myself before I posted it. However, I didn't see how to overcome them; some issues don't lend themselves to strong factual bases, and some are much more nuanced than can be addressed in a few words - issues such as leadership - and yet they still are important enough to discuss. The problems of the world don't always conveniently fit our model of how we prefer to address them. How else could these issues be addressed? > It's a cliche hacker news comment This I strongly disagree with; these issues are rarely addressed with much serious thought and that's one reason I posted it.