> I read debates about languages and see the most reasonable of authors walking on egg shells and writing caveats like they are commas lest one misstep allows a

> I read debates about languages and see the most reasonable of authors walking on egg shells and writing caveats like they are commas lest one misstep allows a snowballing tirade of people missing the point. I see this a lot right here on hackernews. You could say as an aside "nobody likes getting kicked in the genitals" and you'll have some folks actually-ing about it obnoxiously -- and they'll ignore the real thread of conversation. There are also folks that can't or more likely choose not to understand hyperbole. It's exhausting.