No, it's a "burned afterimage", it's a clear observation based on reading HN for many years (and later signing up to comment). I don't base it on specific cases

No, it's a "burned afterimage", it's a clear observation based on reading HN for many years (and later signing up to comment). I don't base it on specific cases, it's an overall trend. Cherry picked examples aren't enough to change the fact that the dogpiling is real.