I think a lot of the comments in this (HN) thread are falsely assuming that he is reacting to the tone of the comments, rather than the fact that they don't see

I think a lot of the comments in this (HN) thread are falsely assuming that he is reacting to the tone of the comments, rather than the fact that they don't seem to like what he has shared. Having read only a small sample of the linked comments, they seem to be overall civil but negative, which is probably even worse news for an approval-hungry creator than a rude response. There is a ready-made narrative about the badness of user-posted internet commentary that a subset of internet commentators love to post about, but in this case it doesn't seem to fit. This is said as someone who has absolutely no investment in the trailer's particular art-style or whatever their issue is. In any communication, regardless of the medium of transmission, a positive reaction on the part of the recipient of the message is not guaranteed.