HN is the herd mind. There are outliers but there are more who mindlessly vote up the karma leaders just because they are karma leaders - and there is nothing y

HN is the herd mind. There are outliers but there are more who mindlessly vote up the karma leaders just because they are karma leaders - and there is nothing you can do to stop them. It's why I read comments from the bottom, up. Learn to have a healthy disdain for HN, I do, but every now and then a thoughtful comment or submission will sparkle like a gem in this muddy noise and being here may even seem worth it.