So, by the quick probably prejudiced knee-jerk downvotes for a factual statement, I can see that anti-science (or maybe even anti-minority community)? types on HN are alive and buzzing, in their cesspools. Sharing this subthread on Twitter, so more people can see the fun and filth.

Don't take it hard upon yourself, I think there's anti-mask activity here judging from the how all pro-mask or 'mask facts' comments have been down-voted(likely automated).

Perhaps @dang can verify it, But I don't want to impose as moderating HN is extraordinarily hard job as it is.

Likely. Thanks. I'm not taking it hard, though. Thoroughly enjoyed blasting that troll and donkey, the HN (mis)user called lolthishuman, though I only do it if someone else starts such petty nonsense, as anyone can see from my HN comment history. Cheers.

Update: Speaking of comment history, I just took a quick but good look at the history of user lolthishuman, the user who tried to troll me above, to analyze why anyone would do such dumb cheap shit.

As expected from someone with such silly comments (to me) and such a giveaway (to their mentality) losername, many of their previous comments on other threads were downvoted, and some heavily. That is very telling ... The most charitable assessment is that they probably don't have a good or maybe even any semblance of a life, outside of forums where they troll, anonymously, and weakly, at that.

>a belief you don’t actually understand

Also, get your logic and wording straight, before you fart in public.

One does not understand or not understand a belief.

One believes a belief.

One understands facts.

Ta ta, bye bye, for ever.

Fool or troll or prejudiced frigtard that you undoubtedly are, where, above, have I said that I don't understand it? If I haven't said it, it is your wrong understanding or claim (unless there is good evidence), which is why I 'decorated' you with those above adjectives :), just as you implied wrong shit about me. Dry up and blow away, weakling. Don't pollute this space for your pathetic ego-boosting kicks.

Update: Also, as I've said many times on Twitter (as @vasudevram), "Bullies are always cowards". You are using a throwaway HN id, I see, ha ha, to escape the result of your trolling or hate-spewing actions.

You broke the site guidelines so badly in this thread that I've banned the account. You can't do that here, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are or how badly they behave.

If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email [email protected] and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

You sound just like a religious zealot.

Har de har har.

Pot calling the kettle black, you jingoistic freak.

I notice you did not address even a single one of the points in my comment that you replied to just above. Typical age-old cowardly attention-diverting rabble-rousing tactic, well-known to all.

Spout more bile to your heart's content. I will not dignify your trollery / tomfoolery with a reply. I'm done with this thread.

Nonsense has no right to a reply. Trying to shed some light is only right. May you be well.

Sorry you have so much negativity. I’ll be your friend.

We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines. Please stop creating accounts to do that with. It's vandalism if not arson, and will get your main account banned as well.

Me? What? What’s arson? Why am I flagged? I have no idea what you’re talking about. Why are you lumping me with this troll?

By "arson" I mean setting threads on fire, which is an apt metaphor - the same metaphor, of course, as in the word "flamewar". Comments like these are not acceptable here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26892708

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26897350

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26912876

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26924151

Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart? Please remember that the rules don't stop applying when someone else behaves badly. Although I haven't asked the other user about it, I'm certain they would see you as "this troll" and themselves as the one who ought not to be "lumped in". It always feels like the other person started it and did worse. That's obviously a recipe for a downward spiral. The only solution is to do better, even when provoked.