I didn't down vote you so I can't speak for the down voters, but I think HN's compromises to prevent fake accounts from having more power than proven ones are n

I didn't down vote you so I can't speak for the down voters, but I think HN's compromises to prevent fake accounts from having more power than proven ones are not relevant to this discussion. Class struggle means something much more real than imaginary internet points inside the HN echo chamber. It means a struggle for quality of life and social dignity against establishment forces, and what the value of hard work is in our society. Even though I've worked hard and come from a lower income family, as a white american male who's parents stayed together and worked hard for me, who got into a charter high school, who got financial aid in college it means more than I can truly appreciate. If this comment is down voted, it's probably for equating those two things (or just generally for complaining about being down voted, which people don't generally like)