[bmn_]

There was apparently only a 30 minute window to do so. HN moves too fast for nuanced counter-replies to the commentary. If I just made a top-level comment, it would say something along "I agree in broad strokes", which is not that useful.

[carsongross]

And, from the looks of it, you would have been downvoted into oblivion for your trouble.

So there was a zerg rush of negative ad hominem on the article and then it was flag killed despite being a reasonable technical topic to discuss. Good times, good times.