>> Anyone know why they block HN referral requests?

> If you click through to JWZ from HN, you will see an NSFW picture with the following text underneath:

Maybe something to do with reading comprehension.

“A DDOS” (aka the “hug of death”) makes sense, but “man children and brogrammers”?

JWZ is one of those people who thinks it's edgy and cool to insult people. I found it funny about 20 years ago, now I find it merely embarrassing.

Oddly accurate.

They're not entirely wrong.