This is essentially why I wrote the script. My reflection is that you used to be able to disagree with someone on HN and have a discussion. It was occasionally

This is essentially why I wrote the script. My reflection is that you used to be able to disagree with someone on HN and have a discussion. It was occasionally heated, but nobody really took it personally. These days, anything mildly controversial or disagreeable gets downvoted to death, often without any response at all. In those cases, asking for some sort of cogent response only gets you more downvotes...