HN is a community of people, and communities do form a consensus on issues. Whether HN as a community has formed a consensus on this issue I don't know, but it

HN is a community of people, and communities do form a consensus on issues. Whether HN as a community has formed a consensus on this issue I don't know, but it's worth noting that different communities absolutely form opinions on issues because if you don't know that you can easily and unknowingly become susceptible to that community's bias.