Which neither you, his buddy I'm guessing, or he, has answered. Why the heck not?
Whatever. I've taken this up with [email protected] and I'm so done with this. I'm just about done with hackernews over this thread. It's disgusting that it has gone this far, this is not what learning from each other or seeking the truth looks like, I have no desire to keep going if hackernews is going to look like Fox News.
I came here to learn from the people here. This is not that. As my Dutch grandmother would say, you should be ashamed, you can do better.
I meant to address your questions directly and in detail, but apparently I missed the mark. The usual convention is to ignore threads like these, both to avoid misunderstandings like this and to keep off-topic threads short. I didn't want to just leave you wondering, hence the replies.
Can you see why this is a huge red flag? So much drama and no "I've got a clue".
I'd love it if you or your buddy just shut me down with a huge pile of knowledge.
Well? Show us. Shut me down.
Insinuating that someone is a paid shill isn't allowed on HN. I know it seems harmless, but it's been a recurring problematic theme for years.
The problem is that every time a shill insinuation comes up, there's almost no evidence. That leaves an unproductive conversation that goes nowhere but down.
I know how frustrating it is to be the target of downvotes and flags, but it's a reaction to a long history of similar types of comments leading in negative directions. It's kept HN discussions interesting, so typically it's an asset for the site.