I’ve noticed similar patterns here and there on HN. On the other hand, it could be more a reflection of the community’s general contrarian streak and bias for

I’ve noticed similar patterns here and there on HN. On the other hand, it could be more a reflection of the community’s general contrarian streak and bias for consciously impartial rationality (whether or not we succeed there is a different discussion). Hard to say! I’ll defer to that classic aphorism: never attribute to state actors what can be attributed to antiestablishment geekery.