>The discourse around HN is generally of a pretty high level
Yes, I agree. The people here are generally very intelligent.
>it's disappointing to see people just blindly accepting the party line: software patents bad
...Have you considered that they've applied this intelligence to the topic? They've all come to the same conclusion because it is the most logical one? I wouldn't be so quick to jump to "everybody is stupid because they don't agree with me" on this. Maybe you're the one who is wrong about it.
Yes, I agree. The people here are generally very intelligent.
>it's disappointing to see people just blindly accepting the party line: software patents bad
...Have you considered that they've applied this intelligence to the topic? They've all come to the same conclusion because it is the most logical one? I wouldn't be so quick to jump to "everybody is stupid because they don't agree with me" on this. Maybe you're the one who is wrong about it.