I would interpret the message as &quot;Don&#x27;t make fun,&quot; not &quot;Don&#x27;t make fun of Devops.&quot; If you have a technical point to make, being sarcastic and curt is one of the worst possible ways to accurately convey that technical point.<p>Furthermore, if Stripe already uses devops, then your statement adds nothing to the conversation (maybe this follow-up comment would have, but your original comment didn&#x27;t), and if they don&#x27;t, then commentary about a practice that wasn&#x27;t being used is the definition of an off-topic comment. So in either case, your comment is worthy of downvotes, regardless of the merits of its topic.<p>I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever seen anyone downvoted on HN for being opposed to established wisdom with good reason. I&#x27;ve often seen people downvoted who were being opposed to either established or non-established wisdom in a way that doesn&#x27;t contribute productively to the conversation. They weren&#x27;t being downvoted for their beliefs, but for their lack of productive contribution to the conversation.