Wow. You created a Hacker News account an hour ago just to say this?

Who cares if it's "contentless?" Interactions on HN are frequently petty, mean spirited, and uncivil. Two people who are extremely active and give a lot to two different communities but don't know each other in real life had a pleasant interaction here that could have a fruitful outcome. Was this an event of Earth-shattering importance? No. But to read it as an illustration of the "vapidity...that infects open source projects" strikes me as noxiously cynical.

I wonder how many open source projects @lolrust0 has been kicked out of for being toxic.

Agreed incredibly vapid passive aggressive chittering on a public forum.