Hehe... oh that... Yeah, that's come up before. I just ignore rms when he gets going about Kratom, and let PG deal with it, as he alone has the power to nuke stories. rms seems like a bright guy and has contributed a lot to this site, but he does have that peculiarity that comes out now and again.
initially that. although it is starting to look more legit (post submit explanations).
But it's got me a bit hot under the collar, about what should and should not be on hacker news.