I noticed it too and it definitely took my respect for this community down a notch. There is an unfortunate air of condescension towards "sportsball" in the tech world.
Pity, there was an interesting discussion to be had about the decision to fly the helicopter into bad weather.
Peer moderation is abused on this site and itβs getting steadily worse. Iβm on the verge of giving up on HN entirely, just like many of my other professionals I personally know already have done. Ultimately it will be HNs loss because the quality of content posted will decline.
Pity, there was an interesting discussion to be had about the decision to fly the helicopter into bad weather.