It looks like you've been posting dozens of these. Would you please stop? HN threads are for conversation, not copy-pasting.
The bracketed comments (so-called "commentary") are what drew the demerits I suspect, not the copy-paste. I apologise to anyone who was offended. No more sarcasm from me, and no more copy-paste, I promise.
Almost all other posts have gotten generous amounts of upvotes. None got downvotes.
HN has some ethical readers who are bolstering the faith I have in the future of the internet!
One post (the one about the story comparing FB to an engorged tick) got 98 upvotes.
Upvotes are an important variable on HN but they aren't sufficient to keep the site on track with its mandate. If they were, it wouldn't need moderation.