I did address those earlier in terms of association, I'm not sure if I understand the aggressive tone of this response however, or of a few of the assumptions in it. A few other people have made similar points about this culture as well.
If you feel validated by people that think the same thing go ahead, but I think is that the 'meme policing' was unnecessary on a technical response of the content.
> it's a bit frustrating as it actively causes rifts that make it harder for me to do professional work.
My comments that you are taking that I'm being aggressive is that you have made your professional frustration about your feelings. These issues isn't who else uses the meme, but that the meme spreads a bad idea that makes your professional life harder.
I bring it up because I'd like to bring light on it if it's sorta seeping into the mainstream, a lot of people adjacent to it sort of just ignore it and leave it be. Like, I've actively seen this meme used in the main AI servers where it's used to push down people who do question blind scaling, for example (which is not what Sutton was talking about). It silences conversation and halts diversity, and it's an actual problem unfortunately.
Thankfully there are other spaces where it's not as much a problem, but since it's pretty well-tied and trickling into HN, felt appropriate to share my 2c. And people may well say what they want (including brr) in response. :)