I do get your point, and generally think it makes sense, but in this case it seems extremely relevant: There is a global competition for intellectual capital, and at the moment, the US' position here seems at the very least uncertain, given all that is happening.
dang knows HN better than anyone. I was coming here to discuss it and don't remember seeing much of it. I don't know how you moderate a forum, in this sense, where each person sees only a small segment of it. It will be overdone to some and novel to others.
