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 disag

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