you climbed onto your soapbox to say THAT? In Critical Theory discussions, it's called "derailing", and once you have a name for it, it becomes even more frust

you climbed onto your soapbox to say THAT? In Critical Theory discussions, it's called "derailing", and once you have a name for it, it becomes even more frustrating. Notice how now, we're not discussing the original ideas of the post, but are completely pushed into a tangential discussion. At least HN has threaded discussions. When it happens in flat discussions like Facebook, it's an order of magnitude more annoying.