> one person Me > asks another why they are commenting which is one of the oldest, malignantly dimwitted things to say in an online forum. Not following. Th

> one person Me > asks another why they are commenting which is one of the oldest, malignantly dimwitted things to say in an online forum. Not following. There are many threads on the front page throughout the day. My usual MO is to read and comment on what I find interesting, not the converse. I find it strange to immerse myself in posts that make me "pretty uncomfortable". Like those people who tell me how much they dislike IPA's while continually sipping it. > he other person, mindful of the site guidelines I avoided mentioning it explicitly b/c tptacek is a regular contributor, but do some of his comments run afoul of "Please don't impute astroturfing or shillage"? Also "Why is this on HN?" is one of the oldest and least useful questions on HN since it's obvious things are voted up b/c some group found it interesting. If there's a serious problem with it, just use the flag. I expected better of him, honestly.