a site known for a commentariat that is, in aggregate, frequently wrong about details, particularly details that matter.

yes, it's great when people who really know what they are writing about show up here. But the great unwashed masses in the comment threads, for all of their fabled "detail-oriented minds" appear wrong at least as often as they are right.

"On the internet nobody knows you're an HN commenter with 3 years of JS experience".