I'd rather read an opinion which disagrees with the rest of the world than agrees with it, if only for the sake of novelty.

And yet this comment thread seems to be bringing out the worst in many people - I certainly haven't learned anything by reading it.

It's novel, to see a flamefest on HN, but it's not the kind of novelty I like.

I'd rather write one for the same reason.

SV != "rest of the world". Maroon seems to be more more in touch with outside-of-sv-reality on most issues. And majority of readers here aren't in Bay Area.