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Is pg a n00b? Long ago, he said, "I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news

• sytelus 11y ago
  I'm surprised at that comment because his writings had given me a different impression. PG's view basically means that people with different opinions and minority views would be punished heavily by the community effectively leading to strip them out of all karma. This guideline would encourage people for groupthink and make them hesistant to offer any perspective that might be remotely perceived as controversial. I truly hope pg's above view was transient and has evolved.
  • fapjacks 11y ago
    Doesn't it, though? I see reasonable but unpopular opinions blasted into background color all the time. I make it a point to upvote these posts, even if I disagree with the original opinion, because of this behavior shaping that takes place on HN these days. And if I didn't know better, I'd say it was a conspiracy. :P