Because, as we've learned from another post here on HN, 90% of the population lack the functional literacy necessary for comprehending long passes of texts (and extracting supporting information from references):

https://kittenbeloved.substack.com/p/college-english-majors-...

And, alas, I've provided more than a spoonful of context here.

That — and the efforts of Russian propagandists at work.

We'd be naive to think they aren't active on HN like they're on reddit; and that's before getting into examining the effectiveness of Russian-style propaganda on the core HN audience.