I wrote it. I deleted it, not because I disagreed with what I wrote, and certainly not because I wanted to "game the karma system" (could anything be more asini

I wrote it. I deleted it, not because I disagreed with what I wrote, and certainly not because I wanted to "game the karma system" (could anything be more asinine?), but because when I took a step back and looked it over, it wasn't a tone I really cared to strike and it didn't seem likely to lead to a good discussion. I often use HN in this way. Something bothers or puzzles me, I don't know what it is, so I write about it until it's out of my system. On rare occasions, I then delete it. Google indexed it, so perhaps my "flawed viewpoint" can be brought back from cache someday for that "brutal down modding". http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gruseom+hickey+pretentious+pseudo-philosophical+deconstruction http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gruseom+hickey+pret... Obviously I wouldn't have deleted my comment if I had seen yours.