You're correct. I erroneously thought I didn't need the /s, but alas... I was mistaken.

I downvoted your parent comment not because I didn't catch your meaning, but because I didn't think it contributed meaningfully to the conversation (basically, a throw-away 'ha ha' comment).

Elaborating on your perspective on the situation, sharing how it's affected your behavior or though processes, or engaging others in discussion would have produced a more substantive contribution.

I am very sensitive to HN sliding into a 'Reddit, but for nerds' situation where facile comments dominate the conversation and the signal-to-noise ratio is unbearably low.

Looking at your other comments, in general you do a pretty good job of holding back the tide -- please don't take this as a general comment against you, but more as a signpost for others.