> Yeah. I think these HN threads are either manipulated, or HN is full of idiots. Not sure which is more likely. Or perhaps neither. Some other simple explana

> Yeah. I think these HN threads are either manipulated, or HN is full of idiots. Not sure which is more likely. Or perhaps neither. Some other simple explanations include: 1. People see it differently than you do. 2. People are not engaging in conversation as a way to learn from each other; rather they are talking past each other. I'm inclined to think it is a mix of both. Like I mentioned in a comment nearby, people on HN seem to vote based on different criteria. The lack of clarity can make it hard to extract clear meaning from votes.