> That's simply not true, and pointlessly derogatory. That same critique should first be aimed at the topmost comment, which has the same problem plus the adde

> That's simply not true, and pointlessly derogatory. That same critique should first be aimed at the topmost comment, which has the same problem plus the added guilt of originating (A) a false dichotomy and (B) the derogatory tone that naturally colors later replies. > It's reasonable for even good writers to not know how or not care The text is true, but in context there's an implied fallacy: If X is "reasonable", it does not follow that Not-X is unreasonable. More than enough (reasonable) real humans do add em-dashes when they write. When it comes to a long-form blog post—like this one submitted to HN—it's even more likely than usual! > the extra keystrokes Such as alt + numpad 0150 on Windows, which has served me well when on that platform for... gosh, decades now.