I really enjoy this comment because I feel like it articulates a pattern which we are all kind of familiar with.
Perhaps you also need a 5th category, for the rare post which is so well-written (or remarkable along some other axis) that people are too stunned to leave comments. E.g. [1] which arguably fits into 2) but is so on-point that the normal opinionated argumentative comments didn't even break out for the most part.
Amazing read! Missed it when it trended 10 days ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31840331