To quote a recent comment: > Can you just stop? It's really a much worse thing than whatever your problem with discussion over [a sensitive topic that will cer

To quote a recent comment: > Can you just stop? It's really a much worse thing than whatever your problem with discussion over [a sensitive topic that will certainly bait flamewars] is. There's reams of mod commentary about it. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... Since you are wanting to continue conversing meta, feel free, but I'm done. The point has been made and enough folks recognize a toxic topic to HN when they see one (which is why this thread has been flaggedeathed), and I'm happy to leave the dead thread where it stands.