That's the problem cited, though. Hacker News, as a community, has developed a comical, pathological aversion to any sort of agreement. Every nit must be picked – otherwise the discussion fails to be "intelligent."

indeed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5603986

Said Twain, "never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

"This" (noun): superfluous unoriginal internet meme language.

Better way: just use your own words, be authentic. Pretend like you're Steve Jobs, and each word you write is your next product.

I love how you suggest that people should stop behaving the way they are in order to "use your own words, be authentic". How is altering their behaviour in order to satisfy someone on a forum being authentic and using their own words?

1. On the authenticity scale, meme language is at the very bottom. Anything is an improvement.

2. I didn't tell them what to say, only what not to say. Putting words into their mouth might have been inauthentic, but that's not happening here.

3. Just because people are "behaving the way they are", doesn't make it authentic. In case you haven't realized, we live in a world filled with constant sophisticated attempts at mass behavior modification. We are all victims from time to time, and behooves us to at least be introspective and aware of when we are. (not that meme language is a part of that, it's more an accidental artifact of networked humanity, but point generally applies).

4. Using memes is a rhetorical crutch for lazy writing.

I thought it was short for "This [is something I think people should pay attention to]."