I'll go ahead and suggest, since it's on topic in this thread, that passive aggressive snark like this is one source of HN's decline.
One can disagree without being snarky and disagreeable.
One can disagree without being snarky and disagreeable.
I find myself wishing I had a 'meh' flag for both your comment and my reply. Not quite a downvote or a report, but... "meh... this is not a useful addition to the conversation."