> You must be new around here

The commenter you respond to joined HN 4 years before you, with 10 times more karma points.

I was very obviously only making a joke. But ironically your reply perfectly embodies the petty, joyless and argumentative side of HN commenting I was alluding to.

> I was very obviously only making a joke.

I know; it was a tentative to make the thread more serious than these snarky, unconstructive comments.