I could say the same thing about 99.9% of HN Posts. It's nice to expand my horizons and learn about things I didn't know before.

Ironic given this article is about the deteriorating state of discourse.

In my case, yes. I've only view championship-level HS debates on youtube, but was tremendously disappointed at the focus on rapid fire to the point of barely breathing arguments and the structure of debate that allowed the practice to flourish.

Actually yes, I have very strong opinions on it indeed.