> The problem with your stance is that preventing the expression of emotion is often a cover for elitism. Elitism is a good thing. HN is an elitist forum. Yout

> The problem with your stance is that preventing the expression of emotion is often a cover for elitism. Elitism is a good thing. HN is an elitist forum. Youtube is a forum for the mob. There is a reason that Idiocracy portrayed stupid people as those who mindlessly cursed and raved in every sentence. Profanity has its place, but especially in comment threads it's a limbic reaction rather than an intellectual one. "F* you" adds no value, can be said by anyone, and can be heard anywhere. The more "f* you", the fewer posts by startup founders, technologists, and people who know what they are doing. In other words, the fewer posts by elites.