So I have always wondered, but now it seems particularly germane. Why does HackerNews not require some kind of verification or elaborate registration to join?

So I have always wondered, but now it seems particularly germane. Why does HackerNews not require some kind of verification or elaborate registration to join? I like the pseudonymity in some ways but everything I have posted I will stand by. I am already a pariah in my social circles for going against the east coast preppy conventional wisdom, I don't care if I am mocked here too. If HN really wants to be a quality refuge for high-brow discussion they should show a commitment to this by migrating from being a libertarian get rich quick forum to a place where actual debate can happen without spamming by bots, intelligence service officers, etc.