He was being sarcastic. It was funny.

This place is finally turning into slashdot! Oh joy...

If you're too proud to be a part of an online community where memes are used then I'm afraid you're going to live quite a lonely existence.

Also, since you literally are new here (account less than 3 months old), please check the guidelines:

  If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. (It's a common semi-noob illusion.)