I&#x27;m merely noting something learned from a lot of arguing on the internet -- if you &quot;ask&quot; in an accusatory way, or a passive-aggressive way, or a way that makes it seem as though you&#x27;ve intentionally hidden something in your question, people are less likely to give you a genuine response.  People are naturally conflict-avoidant, and the way the above question was asked makes it sound like someone is itching for conflict.  Even if the OP had a good answer, it can be exhausting to phrase such an answer in a way that defuses points of conflict for an already-hostile conversation partner.<p>This advice parallels one of the Hacker News guidelines: &quot;avoid gratuitous negativity&quot;.  Asking questions in a gratuitously negative way doesn&#x27;t usually make for good conversation.