What you call unsubstantive and flamebait is most of the time mainly criticism, but framing it this way is a nice gaslighting technique. If this what Hacker New

What you call unsubstantive and flamebait is most of the time mainly criticism, but framing it this way is a nice gaslighting technique. If this what Hacker News wants, instead of substantial and sometimes heated and controversial discussion, then fine. I’ll be refraining from comments so every thread just reads like a park full of daisies, while the dismissive holier-than-thou comments keep floating to the top. Cheers.