Almost as though there’s a prevailing culture opposed to it and backed up by stringent moderation. Think of it as an immune system, you let it go and then body is overwhelmed.
I have yet to see any credible evidence or analysis for this in more than 15 years on HN, just anecdotes and occasional instances where moderation shows its a hard and imperfect job
You misread what I said.
"stringent moderation" has certain connotations often accompanying the moderation conspiracy theorists comments here
forgive me for interpreting this way based on the above and in the context of your broader comment history