Ok, I'll bite. What are the other 2?

Well, the number 3 was arbitrary, but let's say..

2) Spending 8 years advocating "deficits don't matter", then changing their opinion 180 degrees within 24 hours of a new President being inaugurated.

3) Writing screeds castigating liberals for being coastal elitists and out of touch on an iPad from the back seat of the author's car service, while drinking a latte on the way to yoga class.

Why are people voting up this idiot? Is it time for yet-another "this isn't reddit" admonishment?

Yes.

This isn't reddit. Please provide some rationale for your namecalling, but preferably please just stay at home.

/me watches the comment thread change over time as those who are more motivated by tribal allegiances start to outweigh those who appreciate a fair joke

I appreciate the well placed joke now and again. "Punching hippies" was funny because its truthy enough to be relevant, and relevant enough to be in the thread.

HN goes through a phase every now and again where I think it takes itself a little too seriously. Its for important discussions unlike that red-place with the silly alien (pretentious snorteling and huffing). All attempts at humor are immediately voted down.

I'm not one of the greats, but I've been here for a few laps and I've got some karma so I'm calling it:

Lighten up y'all.

When I feel like lightening up, I go to that red-place. When I'm serious, I come back here. It's nice to have the separation; if we weren't all so serious all the time on HN—if it was just another Reddit, in other words—would there really be a point to coming here? :)

> HN goes through a phase every now and again where I think it takes itself a little too seriously.

hahaha. yes, every now and then. hahahahahahahaha

I voted you all up because I thought this exchange was irrelevant but pretty humorous.

You don't see the irony in your comment, do you?

Since the Rupertster took over WSJ, hippie whacking seems to have even eclipsed good business and financial reporting over there.