HN is mostly formed by the UNIX culture that you get at many startups since the turn of century, hence why.
If anything is a good reflection of what I keep referring to you about the Microsoft image outside the traditional Microsoft shops, that posts from .NET team on social networks about how much performance is possible nowadays with .NET won't change.
Working on a polyglot agency with lots of such clients, I get to handle this problem on routinely basis.
And why another approach to market .NET is required instead of boasting about TechEmpower results.