Please don't take HN further into ideological flamewar. Even in this thread, your comment stands out as a noticeable step in that direction, and we're trying to go the opposite way here. What to do instead: (1) turn down boilerplate rhetoric and name-calling; (2) turn up relevant details and pertinent specific information.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

short answer is no

> In the meanwhile, for anyone who wasn't stupid enough to forget, the best you can do is try and stay out of the way.

This is indeed about the best plan I've been able to come up with. Based on history, I worry it's woefully insufficient.