You think too well of the Hacker News crowd. On the whole, HN readers ARE reactionary. Whether it's about technology or politics, submissions like these, whic

You think too well of the Hacker News crowd. On the whole, HN readers ARE reactionary. Whether it's about technology or politics, submissions like these, which ask the user to examine their own views, always end up inviting controversy. But it's always with politics--specifically, with regards race and gender--where it becomes most obvious.