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"I wanted to say I'm amazed by the number of commenters who just assume the OP states the truth, but I'm not, not really. HN is awfully quick to take sides, and

by jeroen 12y ago

"I wanted to say I'm amazed by the number of commenters who just assume the OP states the truth, but I'm not, not really. HN is awfully quick to take sides, and it's very predictable where it comes down. (In the aggregate. Yes, I know there's no HN group mind)" There are 121 comments right now. I have no idea how many users HN has, but I think it is safe to assume that the writers of those 121 comments are not a significant part of the group. I think it is a mistake to draw conclusions about "HN" from a bunch of comments.

groby_b 12y ago
Yes. It's not the first time HN discusses the topic, though. And given that you're here for 5+ years, I'm sure you have noticed that certain topics tend to trend a certain way on HN, no matter who the actual commenters are. That's what I meant by "in the aggregate". Any given commenter might come down wherever they feel like that day - few people here are so stubborn that they never change their mind - but the trend is there. But that was not the point of my post, and I'm sure you're aware of that too.