This is ridiculous. How is graying out a comment on Hacker News "holding to task" anyone? The only result this achieves is telling these people with "reprehens

This is ridiculous. How is graying out a comment on Hacker News "holding to task" anyone? The only result this achieves is telling these people with "reprehensible ideas" that they need to take their discussion elsewhere and avoid any communication with people who don't share their opinion. This is the opposite of productive.