When they left that reply there was a tiny number of `cynical' replies. Replies that most people would just skim right past and look for substance, though there

When they left that reply there was a tiny number of `cynical' replies. Replies that most people would just skim right past and look for substance, though there really isn't a lot to discuss about "company announces manufacturing plant" beyond things like tax incentives (which would be a cynical comment). Maybe people could talk about automation if there were details and it was further along, but it isn't. It's just an announcement. Any assumption that a site frequented by people around the globe should be euphoric about a US manufacturing plant seems flawed. I don't intend this comment to argue with them or with the assessment, but I've lurked on HN long enough to see the growing tide of early onset pearl clutchers who hit a quiet thread with a trite "Well I've never!" moral righteousness, then enjoying waves and waves of adulation while the target of their disdain are pummeled. What is the dynamic behind that? Shouldn't it have a name, because it is a negative, increasingly common tactic that sidetracks many threads.