> "Angels of our Better Nature" improve HN, and I take that to be his context. I think that's what I meant but just to make sure: when I'm talking about standa

> "Angels of our Better Nature" improve HN, and I take that to be his context. I think that's what I meant but just to make sure: when I'm talking about standards a part of it is to make an effort to contribute to a fruitful discussion. It's about trying to raise the level of the discussion rather than lower it. I see it as a problem that polemic comments have a tendency to get easy upvotes, and that's ultimately a cultural issue around here. What makes this problematic is the fact that ultimately it's a self-defeating behavior. It's not enough to just push personal responsibility aside and point at the voting buttons as a source of morality and motivation (as I believe Danilo just did). To keep a community valuable, more effort is required than simply relying on populism and the conviction that the other users have to accomodate you. And just because I'm probably sounding pretty sanctimonious, let me repeat that I don't think I did particularly well in this regard up to now either.