Didn‘t know that pointing out a lack of accountability is seen as personal attack.
Who wants the fame must also take the blame.
Especially if they create a dangerous tool.
We don't want mobs on HN. There was very clearly a mob dynamic happening in the replies.
Edit: there was another case of this recently:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576107
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576084
The point is that mob dynamics do more damage to the community than the threads add value, and protecting the community has to be the high-order bit.
We don't want mobs on HN. There was very clearly a mob dynamic happening in the replies.
Edit: there was another case of this recently:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576107
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576084
The point is that mob dynamics do more damage to the community than the threads add value, and protecting the community has to be the high-order bit.