Did you read his post?
He answers your question
> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that".
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
I disagree. The nearest justification is:
> to see what happens
Isn't that the epitome of the hacker spirit?
"Why?" "Because I can!"
> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that".
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
I disagree. The nearest justification is:
> to see what happens
Isn't that the epitome of the hacker spirit?
"Why?" "Because I can!"