> (Bracing myself for downvotes here) Not referring to you specifically (this is likely a case of Hanlon's Razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor

> (Bracing myself for downvotes here) Not referring to you specifically (this is likely a case of Hanlon's Razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor), but this is a common tactic for soliciting sympathy upvotes -- "fishing for compliments" as it goes. It's about as bad as "upvote if you like X, downvote if you like Hitler" or "Does anyone else Y" style posts. Given the contrarian nature of HN comments, disagreeing with the OP is typically quite safe. If your comment fits the mold of "stereotypical top comment on HN" then it's hard to believe that you're bracing for downvotes.