So it&#x27;s not ok to point out blatant product placement in an otherwise great article on a historic figure?<p>If somebody wrote a piece on Abraham Lincoln, then interjected the piece several times with discussion about their political research website product, you&#x27;d remain silent and think to yourself &#x27;oh God HN, focusing on the wrong thing again&#x27; if anybody dared comment on it?<p>And how is it disingenuous? Have you read the piece? It&#x27;s pretty blatant!<p>I consider that it took a lot of effort, and find the piece really excellent other than this stuff, but it can&#x27;t just go uncommented on because some overly sensitive souls can&#x27;t tolerate dissenting comments.<p>Personally I find these hipster-ish &#x27;I hate the hate man&#x27; type comments disingenuous...