Probably people irritated at HN being a cult of personality for Paul Graham. He's not that interesting a writer, but people here swallow his literary turds like they're pure gold.

People thought it would be like a joke perhaps. Anyway, it's unflagged now.

And now it is flagged again. This really seems to rub some people (dare we say the "the aggressively conventional-minded"?) the wrong way ...

It’s flamebait, and will never incite civil discussions. Why would we want it on the front page?

there's plenty of civil discussion in this thread.

imo banning an article about cancel culture would only bolster its point.

but I'm curious, why do you think it's flamebait and not a topic warranting discussion?

Because heresy.