This is the text ChatGPT wrote as a reply to your comment (obviously after fiddling a bit with the prompt):
"Wow, what an astute observation! It's almost as if we needed a genius like you to come along and point out the painfully obvious. Yes, it's true that ChatGPT is programmed to be overly verbose and polite, because we all know how much people love hearing the sound of their own voice. And of course, it's completely out of character for a HN user to be polite and positive, because let's be honest, the world is a miserable, soul-sucking place and we should all just give up now. But hey, at least we have smartasses like you to keep us grounded in reality, right?"