I didn't find the post you're referring to as having added anything additional to the conversation and I also didn't find it entertaining, which I believe was the poster's goal.
However, I wasn't struck with some kind of "this is a bad thing from other platform" vibe.
One thing I have learned is HN readers like Weekend at Bernie’s—-where my tongue in cheek defense of the film garnered the most comment upvotes I’ve ever received.
Also on Reddit it's frustrating when I'm writing something informative and it gets hidden between the memes and the jokes, so I tend to stick to jokes there.
I’ll often have a knee-jerk post that’s either funny, caustic, or redundant. I find things go best here (with some ups and downs) when I focus on providing genuine info or insight that others aren’t likely to already possess.
This pressure is a Good Thing imo.
Otherwise I tend to just ask questions to help me understand the article from people who actually know.
But my first reaction to most articles is a dick joke. That belongs on reddit, not here.
Normally an extreme appeal to emotion. In this case excessive use of caps-lock and a fictional narrative that doesn't substantiate itself.
beering’s sibling comment made essentially the same point in direct expository form, and was much shorter, so I disagree with the suggestion that that rambling narrative is any sort of shorthand.
Thanks.