Excellent point and thanks for all your thoughtful comments. I use to comment regularly on HN (member since Apr 2007 and former #1 on leaderboard in the ancien

Excellent point and thanks for all your thoughtful comments. I use to comment regularly on HN (member since Apr 2007 and former #1 on leaderboard in the ancient days, haha), but have found that I very rarely do any more. When I look at my thought process now when thinking about posting something that may be of value, I find myself very reluctant. This is due to the snarkiness and hot-headed emotion that often disregards logical arguments as worthless and instead values breathy spittled anger. Cowards become brave behind anonymity. Who enjoys "lawyering" their comments? Basically trying to anticipate and address all the possible concerns hot-head users will bring up. Yet, I feel like I've had to do that more and more. In the end it seems an exercise in futility - particularly when I can just move on to interacting directly with the thoughtful hackers I care about and avoid those that spit when they talk. I can understand the lament of the OP since I've really enjoyed the community and associating with the gentleman-hackers I've met here. Thanks especially to those who have added true value here - I've learned a lot from the thoughtful ones who share and help.