I agree that the intended sprit doesn't always come across. I don't purposely post ragebait or flame bait, I'm more than willing to discuss and debate with people over my comments or views. I get that they are not always popular, but I think it would be against the spirit of this site to censor one's views just because they are unpopular. It's in the spirit of the hacker to be unconventional, and unapologetic about it.

In regards to my comment that started this discussion, it's a combination of seeing other very similar comments being posted on this and other related threads, and that it's a verbatim rendition of a viral tweet / meme from X. And the implied point is that one reaps what they sow. I understand that it may strictly go against the rules of the site but it's not (imo) particularly egregious compared to other comments I regularly see, thus it's difficult to calibrate to the accepted discourse. Like I said earlier, it's extremely difficult moderating a forum, especially when it's just two people, at the same time it's also difficult to know what constitutes acceptable behaviour when the rules are applied selectively.

Perhaps with the abundance of cheap LLM's, some sort of automation would be beneficial (assuming this isn't happening already).

We don’t apply the rules selectively. We take action on the breaches we see. If you’re sincere about wanting to observe the guidelines or point out other comments you think may be in breach, you can always email us. Plenty of people do this routinely and it helps a lot.