> Please don't respond to this if you disagree, just give it a down vote so the discussion stays on topic. So that the forum stays an echo-chamber? That's not

> Please don't respond to this if you disagree, just give it a down vote so the discussion stays on topic. So that the forum stays an echo-chamber? That's not why I come to hackernews. On HN (and sometimes, but less on Reddit) I can be sure there will be a respectful conversation of the all the viewpoints. That doesn't take away from the discussion, it adds to it.