It is really sad that most of the comments here on HN would rather attack the author (or I guess SF in this case) than make better arguments against the author'

It is really sad that most of the comments here on HN would rather attack the author (or I guess SF in this case) than make better arguments against the author's comments. Not saying I agree with all of it, and honestly not even sure if the author is shining SF in that great of a light. But I guess the tone or topic of the article struck a deep chord in a lot of people.