Fitter, Happier. I'm guessing this is tongue-in-cheek, or cleverly highlighting an actually important issue. And if you're considering replying to the thread

Fitter, Happier. I'm guessing this is tongue-in-cheek, or cleverly highlighting an actually important issue. And if you're considering replying to the thread at all, you're likely experiencing it to some extent - is one part of your mind considering the potential 'HN points' implications of your post? I'm all for a late-night grace period where you can delete possibly drunk posts from the night before, or heat-of-the-moment angry posts, the following morning. But the danger is that 'reputation points' act as a self-censorship and muting mechanism, and sometimes the truth is simply going to be unpopular. Perhaps even the source shouldn't be able to unsay something just because it proves unpopular.