Like many other sites where members can comment and "vote" on others' comments, HN is clearly full of Apple apologist fanboiz (or similar for other tech, like Bitcoin) given all the downvotes I see on perfectly reasoned and legitimate comments that get removed/hidden, or constant posts whining about supposed posting rule violations (with said whining posts themselves being rule violations).
Clearly this site is run by elitist, free-speech hating tech Japettos.