No one is out to get you bud. You just had a different experience than most people here, hence the downvotes.
I’m not really active online for the majority of my usage of sites like this.
I’m just here for the content.
Rarely I will submit something interesting I come across but over the years I’ve noticed the cycles of the same sites and the same content.
The “Dead Internet Theory” really does resonate with me. I’ve been browsing HN since ‘06 when Tesla was just the weird roadster maker.