I'm not attacking you, I'm citing what you wrote. Nor did I accuse you of suggesting I was part of an evil mob. I think you're reacting to feeling dogpiled on and have got invested in defending a piece of rhetorical ground that is not worth holding. It happens.

I also think you might be underestimating the breadth of experience on HN, even if many people choose not to go into detail about their priors.