> Does it bother you so much that he would put in a link that had an affiliate?
Clearly yes - thus me commenting on it.
> I doubt he was trying to hide anything nefarious
Do you know this person and are speaking for their integrity? Would you swear to this person's honesty in a court of law in front of your peers? (ABSURDIST PART OF COMMENT)
> I doubt he was trying to save HN bandwidth or storage.
Right, my apologies for making the absurdist part of my reply not obvious enough. Will not make this mistake again.
Clearly yes - thus me commenting on it.
> I doubt he was trying to hide anything nefarious
Do you know this person and are speaking for their integrity? Would you swear to this person's honesty in a court of law in front of your peers? (ABSURDIST PART OF COMMENT)
> I doubt he was trying to save HN bandwidth or storage.
Right, my apologies for making the absurdist part of my reply not obvious enough. Will not make this mistake again.