It's a common trend. Headline with a popular opinion says something a typical HN user is inclined to agree without even reading it, so there will be a bunch of upvotes and some "me too" comments (disguised as personal anecdotes). But those who actually clicked on the link will find a number of issues with the content of it and will tell about it here. And here we are, lots of likes and comments suggesting it isn't really worth attention.