Really? I've had several links posted to metafilter, in every instance the comment thread was full of petty, small minded nagging. Seems like just another 'intellectual' echo chamber to me.
I think you'll find this to be a facet of every forum or comment box ever made available on the internet :).
>Seems like just another 'intellectual' echo chamber to me.
Are big words bad? What's 'intellectual' about it?