Wow, I didn't expect this to upset so many people. Just trying to inject some light-hearted humour.
Reddit style humor is discouraged on hacker news. Comments that aren't thoughtful are also discouraged. I even think meta comments like this are discouraged.
Reddit-style humour? It was in reference to a film.
I'm honestly flabbergasted. Oh HN, how you never fail to disappoint.
The problem on Reddit isn't really the existence of lighthearted comments, but the fact that they inevitably get moderated to the top of the thread, obscuring more insightful comments. That's what they're trying to prevent here, I think. I wouldn't take it personally.