I don't mind the submission (although I am skeptical of its thesis), but I think the lack of transparency about how flagging and moderation operates is Not Great, and I have raised this issue for years. I
do want to see and discuss significant non-technology news on HN, because the hacker ethos is a matter of motivation as much as capacity.
But such submissions also suck up a lot of oxygen and it's understandable that they are often flagged or discouraged when they get too flamey. It might be worthwhile to have a designation like 'Chat HN:' which is understood to be non-technical, and which users can filter in or out of their feed.