my comment might have sarcastic undertones, but it is definitely serious.
I understand that the original commenter might not have thought thiur argument through and the implications of it. That is fair, that is why we debate.
It’s not serious, as evidenced by nobody building an argument on your ridiculous comparison to bloatware. And the offensive part of it was not the poor, sarcastic metaphor but instead the fake indignation that someone could believe something different from you.
And you make yourself guilty of the exact same bad rhetorics here. Let's call it a day - it is OK to just let bad comments be and let them sink. Give them a down vote instead.
No actually I think HN works best when people call out bad behavior. Your original comment violates every other guideline for behavior in comments, most notably:
> Be kind. Don’t be snarky. Converse curiously.
> Please respond to the strongest possible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that’s easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
I disagree, and so does the community guidelines you so kindly refer to also.
> Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
It is fair you didn't like my comment, and it might have been outside of the community guidelines. But you calling that out is simply just noise and equally outside the community guidelines. But you insist on keeping ruminating and circling around it. That is absolutely not approrpiate.
I understand that the original commenter might not have thought thiur argument through and the implications of it. That is fair, that is why we debate.