It sounds like everyone in this thread is in complete agreement about the complex parameters and details and yet we are arguing on the scope of the label.
The real problem is that the company doing the rescue is SpaceX, and that's owned by Elon. And HN does not like Elon.
Yes, the comments are a reflection of that. What a level of moral twisting
It's become the normal way of thinking here on HN. Everyone is so deep inside a box that they can't even see the edges. They're brainwashed with cult behavior.
reddit and tv says mars man BAD
ergo mars man BAD
That is what is great about HN. We discuss a broad range of topics which sometimes brings us discussing off subject matter but that are still relevant to the heart of HN. Media reporting and how they influence people is definitely a topic appropriate for HN so I can see how it was brought up.
> yet we are arguing on the scope of the label
It’s Saturday, can’t we have a semantic punt?
I’m on the other side of the international date line, you insensitive clod.
If I can't bikeshed at the office on Saturday, I'll bikeshed on HN on Saturday.
There's plenty of middle managers on HN on the weekends.