alt Hacker NewsThis is assuming that an extreme majority of people use the tools this way.
Consider a much more cynical view where people are strictly self-interested and use these tools to garner engagement and self-promotion. Good chance the meaning did not originate from the person. And now these people have tools to outsource their parasitic intentions.
Intent is hard to infer, so it seems better to assume good faith and judge the comment itself. Thinking aids might just lower the barrier for people to participate in technical discussions.