True. I myself try to read articles without looking up the authors.

It is hard though. When someone makes an extraordinary claim I feel the urge to look them up. It is a shortcut to some legitimacy to that claim.

Most of the comments here are. HN hates lawyers.

Many on HN are sad that even with tech workers/businesses having extreme wealth they're still not seen as better than the 'old elite'.

"Oxycodone is Not Addictive" by employee of Perdue Pharma.

It absolutely makes sense to criticize the author's background.