>Well it's true, or not, regardless of how any of us feel about it
Yes, but not with the same probabilities of being true in both cases (the cases being whether we feel good or bad about it).
Something makes it to HN because HNers like it. And not true things (feel good articles and popular sentiments) are more likely to be liked while not being true, compared to true but not likable stories.
A rule of thumb around here is I often measure my salt grain size by how self-important the article makes hners feel.