I think you raise some valid points and you articulate them very well. To clarify, my points are that the on-topic nature is questionable (which you've respond

I think you raise some valid points and you articulate them very well. To clarify, my points are that the on-topic nature is questionable (which you've responded to, thanks and I think you raise some points that challenge my view very well) but that I also think that reddit is a better outlet for this. To expand, Reddit has a whole load of people who are in a better position to spread the word, evangelise and have a greater reach than HN. As PostOnce says, HN is like a single subreddit and while one post of this nature is fine, lots of them would devalue the site. Thankfully this doesn't appear to have happened. I'm not sure I agree with your point about anger and frustration, someone vented at me earlier on another comment. It's clear this is an emotional issue for some, with facts that are less than clear.