Absolutely not. Hackernews to me seems to have the most nuanced and intelligent people I have seen. I don't find myself being cynical either. I am not sure wher

Absolutely not. Hackernews to me seems to have the most nuanced and intelligent people I have seen. I don't find myself being cynical either. I am not sure where it is exactly coming from? Are there cynical people here? Sure, but there are also optimists, builders and optimistic people.