HN has a very thin veneer of professionalism and intelligence only kept in place by the severely limited range of topics we can comment on. If you read any pol

HN has a very thin veneer of professionalism and intelligence only kept in place by the severely limited range of topics we can comment on. If you read any political, social, gender or non-STEM science based comments (prior to the story being killed) you get the same disgusting mix of sexism, racism, and general ignorance you'd find on reddit. Luckily for HN's image the flag feature quickly hides such ugliness.