> I know you consumed them at a really impressionable age, and it was really exciting to think about, but

Please keep this sort of personal snark out of HN comments. It's uncivil and unsubstantive.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

How are conservatives on HN supposed to talk about what we perceive as psychological hangups and failings of our subculture, if you're going to simply cast them as snark/unsubstantive when you don't agree with them?

It's not like this sort of unpleasant psychological characterization is out of the norm on HN, it's just usually applied to the other side.

You'd get the same advice if you spoke to a lawyer. Here's one:

https://popehat.com/2014/01/15/the-privilege-to-shut-up/

One of the most consistent messages I offer here is about interactions with law enforcement, and can be expressed in two words — shut up