Whether you meant it or not, your comment came across as snark and caused a minor flmewar. We often don't recognize how activating our comments can be; what can

Whether you meant it or not, your comment came across as snark and caused a minor flmewar. We often don't recognize how activating our comments can be; what can seem benign when formulated in our minds and typed onto the screen can easily be read as an attack by other readers. So we need to make extra effort to be kind and avoid swipes, as the guidelines ask: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html