I read it last night as an unsubstantive rant. On rereading, it doesn't seem quite so bad.
It's still pretty bad though; consider what sort of replies a comment like that is likely to get. They will either be further in the rant direction by someone who agrees with you, or an ideological battle reply by someone who disagrees.
If you think of HN comments as bets on what sort of discussion will grow out of them, one like that is a bad bet.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 33.2 ms ] threadGulag, Canada. Po-tay-to, po-tah-to. Let's call the whole thing off!
Just a brief executive summary for the next poor bastard inclined to read the whole thing.
The same idea has been put forth much more succinctly many times before.
It's still pretty bad though; consider what sort of replies a comment like that is likely to get. They will either be further in the rant direction by someone who agrees with you, or an ideological battle reply by someone who disagrees.
If you think of HN comments as bets on what sort of discussion will grow out of them, one like that is a bad bet.