* They can stay righteous knowing that the mob that they are the vanguard of will apply suppressive pressure on their behalf
* They can disclaim responsibility of knowledge of the mob
* The fellow members of the mob will post answers "on behalf of" the side they oppose which will strawman those positions
Interestingly, many HNers will disingenuously ask "for feedback" or "an honest discussion" knowing full well about this phenomenon.
Therefore, I'm not upset by their reaction because I was braced for it. My position is logically sound. Objections come from different moral foundations and different circumstances, not from logical failure. And I can accept that you can also have an opposing logically sound conclusion rising from different axioms since our axioms are beyond our Aumann Agreement Horizon.