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The problem with HN is that 90% of the downvote justifications would be "this differs from my worldview".
by solipsism 10y ago
The problem with HN is that 90% of the downvote justifications would be "this differs from my worldview".
- SuperPaintMan 10y agoThen at least it is stated.
- doctorshady 10y agoThere's a nice irony to the downvotes you're getting on this post.
- evgen 10y agoIn the end that is really all that internet discussions boil down to, so why fight it? I could write a long rebuttal, backed up with anecdotes from my own worldview and cherry picked stats and facts I googled theory seconds ago to confirm my prior worldview and it's superiority to yours, but what is the point? No one has their minds changed by HN comment threads or witty political commentary on Facebook. This site caters to people who think that a few hours bouncing through Wikipedia and some Google searching for supporting articles makes them an expert on just about any subject. Expecting meaningful debate and reasoned discussion in such a forum is a fool's errand. On anything beyond narrow technical topics it is better to accept it for the shallow bar chatter that it is and not take it too seriously.
- solipsism 10y agoI'm reading this super late, but I wanted to say I agree completely.