It's an age-old discussion board trope to seek rhetorical effect by taking a vastly complex topic and by distilling it down to something simplistic like "basic

It's an age-old discussion board trope to seek rhetorical effect by taking a vastly complex topic and by distilling it down to something simplistic like "basic morals", But all it really achieves is to make discussions boring or even depressing. The best HN commenters come here for the opportunity to contribute something far better than that, and we all benefit when they do.