If I could venture, it's general tone (verging on polemical), and this specific swipe: "and you think we're somehow an anomaly". You might also want to review

If I could venture, it's general tone (verging on polemical), and this specific swipe: "and you think we're somehow an anomaly". You might also want to review your flagged comments on thread. Among those, predicting downvotes and characterising the HN readership and/or opposition specifically goes against guidelines. You can review previous interactions with dang here: <https://news.ycombinator.com/replies?id=cmrdporcupine&by=dang https://news.ycombinator.com/replies?id=cmrdporcupine&by=dan...> (There's an admonishment or two in there, take them seriously.)