Why do people feel the need to jump in and police tone like this? Who are you? You're not doing yourself any favours, either.
>common literary technique to emphasize a point.
"Common" is a stetch, and who cares.
From the community guidelines(https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html): "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes."
> Who are you?
A member of the community.
Did you know that more information is communicated via tone than words?
The original purpose of my comment was to, in a light-hearted way, point out redundant information, not to incite a flame war about tone on HN.
This thread reminds me of why I don't come here very often.