Let's not forget the endless stream of commenters on other platforms who troll, are called on it, and then backpedal by claiming that it was a joke and everyone

Let's not forget the endless stream of commenters on other platforms who troll, are called on it, and then backpedal by claiming that it was a joke and everyone else can't take a joke. I enjoy that HN is a place where that tactic falls flat because most humor is frowned on.