Yes, it is their burden, specially when you're treating a subject that has a lot of depth. You cannot form a decent realm of discourse when every comment is lo

Yes, it is their burden, specially when you're treating a subject that has a lot of depth. You cannot form a decent realm of discourse when every comment is low-effort. This is the kind of thing that (for now, and only up to a certain degree) separates Hacker News from things like popular subreddits that only chant trendy opinions or act as venting boxes without much actual factual discussion going on. FWIW I'm just as guilty as the GP of doing the same at times, and I should be called out for it as well whenever it happens. Sometimes we don't know what we don't know, know too much and take things for granted, or can't tell when our biases are showing. It is up to the community as a whole to keep the standards high.