Isn't this precisely the type of comment that goes against site guidelines? Curiously, because of the ideological bent of many in the SV crowd, a comment like this evades the downvoting that the OP gets.

It seems to me that there's a de facto ideological standard around flagging and downvoting, where certain people are allowed to pearl-clutch and pose opposing viewpoint as plainly absurd and lacking the dignity of intellectual consideration.

Yes and OP started it with his comment which shows perfectly why the rules are as they are. That the later comment was also against the guidelines could easily be predicted.

> and OP started it

So really you're implying both comments should be downvoted and flagged?

and yours, and my comment.

I've lost 10 points here for asking questions in good faith.