[javier123454321]

I mean, that's a quality of conversation that you can reliably expect in Hacker News.

[infecto]

No disagreement. It just feels like increasingly it’s getting more cynical. It’s probably the case with most online communities but it’s a shame to see it so much here now.

[kristopolous]

It's not cynical it's explanatory. Someone asked why it's successful and I restricted myself to making factual verifiable claims.