I understand, but I disagree.
Dan Kaminsky was my best friend. We lived together multiple times, and were working on finding a new place where we could hack together and help others do the impossible.
Losing him shattered my future for reasons I am not going to get into right now.
The fact that he got a black bar the next day really meant something to me as I was dealing with the aftermath.
Hacker news isn't a technology news site.
It's a community of brilliant who change the world with technology. A celebration of intellectual curiosity.
At least that's how I see it.