HN has been surprisingly me lately in the viewpoints people are willing to say out loud on a public forum. or at least minimally a few vocal commenters.
IDK if it's just feeling empowered not to hide anymore or perhaps progress we've made is creating stronger 'protective' reactions. It's scary though.
The comment you responded to had a view that was diverse enough for you to comment on it.
I'm not interested in having one-way discussions, especially if it's run by "the most scared wins". Clearly there's bounds to that, but the view expressed above was not something I'm interested in, and I don't think I'm alone.
They absolutely did not mention of black or gay people. You are straight-up wrong about that.
It's nearly impossible to take the content of your message seriously, given the way you mischaracterize their actual statement.
What we have instead are people astoundingly willing to see ugliness everywhere, even in the most innocuous comment or gesture.
Admit it, you care less about "representation" than you like to indulge in sadistic performative outrage. We see you.
Is this a bit of DARVO?
Me too, except I conclude that HN has finally managed to somewhat pull their heads out of their asses.