The breathless outrage is something that has no place on HN. As for the developer’s tone - I don’t know if there is a right way here. It’s an asymmetrical situ

The breathless outrage is something that has no place on HN. As for the developer’s tone - I don’t know if there is a right way here. It’s an asymmetrical situation where making an unfounded allegation is effortless and does real harm, but responding to it in a measured way is ineffective and legitimizes the allegation.