I&#x27;m afraid there&#x27;s no point in explaining this kind of stuff here.  The prevailing opinion on HN is leftist.  Few people are even willing to argue rationally, and since vitriol isn&#x27;t tolerated, people just silently downvote, sweeping contrary views under the rug of grayness.  The downvoters are drawn to grayed-out posts like sharks who smell blood in the water: a swimmer with a small cut soon attracts a school of sharks that massacre him, leaving nothing but an empty space where a comment once was.  It&#x27;s sad, and every time I see it, I question why I even have an account here.