Zeitgeist forms here as it does for any gathering of humans, and zeitgeist need not be representative of the majority. Arguments denigrating outgroups as genet

Zeitgeist forms here as it does for any gathering of humans, and zeitgeist need not be representative of the majority. Arguments denigrating outgroups as genetically unworthy will always find an eager audience at HN. It's no wonder that outgroups are, and will continue to remain, underrepresented -- such disparagement is a potent mechanism of exclusion. Expressing disgust with this self-reinforcing insularity may get me flagged and eventually banned. I won't go out of my way to do that, not least because I appreciate the HN mods' work (including today's constructive criticism). But if it happens, I won't regret it.