To reinforce your point about HN being not so different than the club, especially in context of the author's observations about men spending their time condesce

To reinforce your point about HN being not so different than the club, especially in context of the author's observations about men spending their time condescending to one another: fully 1/3 of the replies to this very well-written piece are dedicated to a subthread filled with HNers condescending to one another about their scientific knowledge of ice.