I think it's an important topic that has an empirical, objective answer. We just don't yet know and agree on what that answer is, but it's not a matter of mere opinion. I agree that flame wars are bad, but civilized discussion is also possible.
Maybe, but you can say that about most politicized questions, so from a practical moderation point of view in the short term, it doesn't change the outcome.
Sorry, I've lost the thread here. The Apple/EU/appstore story is on topic for HN and I don't think there have been tons of duplicates on the front page.
Taking a thread into an offtopic flamewar tangent about DEI is, from my perspective, a different question altogether.
