> This is one of the few sites that lets you say what you want to say and not think about it further.

Not sure if you'll be back to see this, but... how does this approach to comments align with the ideal of intellectual curiosity that HN is supposed to foster?

Although HN comments can often be — if I may put it metaphorically — hit and run, like a graffiti wall, is that the ideal?

Maybe it is the ideal, and I'm missing the point. :-)