I was going to reply with some nice analysis, but then I realized how angry your response sounded, and it made me want to stop visiting Hacker News since this s

I was going to reply with some nice analysis, but then I realized how angry your response sounded, and it made me want to stop visiting Hacker News since this seems to be part of a growing trend on here lately. This is a place for thoughtful and friendly debate, not some arena for trying to rip people apart. HN may be a smarter version of what Digg used to be, but it has become just as unpleasant and nasty.