Thanks for pointing to the guidelines, I didn't realize I was the one breaking them by commenting that I flagged this. But there is "Please submit the original

Thanks for pointing to the guidelines, I didn't realize I was the one breaking them by commenting that I flagged this. But there is "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter. " I have a feeling that the research on its own would not have generated the discussion that the toot did, because the toot really just prompted people to give their own impression without discussing the actual research. Sometimes I flag stuff just because it's flame bait, maybe the submission didn't break guidelines but the comments will be snarky and shallow and not conducive to building the community culture. And I rely on the democratic aspect of HN, if my flag is frivolous so be it, no harm done.