&gt;<i>I don&#x27;t get why people think hacker news is this little utopia of internet discussion.</i><p>I don&#x27;t think anyone thinks that. The point isn&#x27;t &quot;HN is a utopia.&quot; It&#x27;s &quot;HN provides  better discussion than most other places on the internet.&quot; On reddit, your comment probably would have been downvoted to hell by people who disagreed with you.