> Of course this would get upvoted on HN I agree for less pessimistic reasons. The Hacker News crowd prefers intellectually stimulating conversation. Playing a

> Of course this would get upvoted on HN I agree for less pessimistic reasons. The Hacker News crowd prefers intellectually stimulating conversation. Playing around with new ideas. Considering unexplored alternatives. A huge pillar of this community is exploring ideas. Engaging in that doesn't mean that any of us think this could happen in the real world.