> If you question the idea that this place is anything but some kind of algonquin round table for the techno-elite then you’ll get a stern rebuke from the moderators.
I note the absence of any such stern rebuke in reply to your comment, yet you did exactly what you said.
The issue isn't questioning HN. The issue is the tone. People who question HN, on HN, often do so very hostilely, veering into personal or group attacks and various other behavior that is against guidelines. That gets you a stern rebuke from the moderators.
> But the most interesting thing to me is the cognitive dissonance, ego, obstinacy, and single-mindedness of the discussions.
Sigh. Yeah. People who can't change their minds, and who will argue to the ends of the earth. I find it annoying and frustrating rather than interesting, though...
