The contrarian dynamic strikes again! https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

(I'm referring to how this comment, objecting to the other comments as unduly negative, has been upvoted to the top of the thread.)

(p.s. this is not a criticism!)

I think that since it's not possible to reply to multiple comments at the same time, people will naturally open a new top-level comment the moment there's a clearly identifiable groupthink emerging. Quoting one of your earlier comments about this:

>This happens so frequently that I think it must be a product of something hard-wired in the medium *[I mean the medium of the internet forum]

I would say it's only hard-wired in the medium of tree-style comment sections. If HN worked more like linear forums with multi-quote/replies, it might be possible to have multiple back-and-forths of subgroup consensus like this.

Hahaah yeah true. If I had been commenting earlier I might’ve written “lol rationalists”

I'm more than happy I read your comment body and its good/well natured tone before your name XD .