You could, but you could also explain why they're myopic and damaging. I realize it's obvious to you but for the people in general the impression that it passes is that you don't have arguments and resort to name-calling. Seeing as you probably actually have good points to make, it's a shame that this is what transpires.

You shouldn't do it on HN, because it's noise rather than substantive discourse.

Because you all got trolled, which produces the most tedious kind of thread there is.