I think HN is indeed special because it's noticeably less full of shit comments than many other forums. I might even go so far as to say shit comments typically

I think HN is indeed special because it's noticeably less full of shit comments than many other forums. I might even go so far as to say shit comments typically make up a minority of the comments here instead of the majority. That said, I wouldn't want to stop anyone who wants to use this tool from using it. I'm just not convinced it's necessary or helpful.