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Actually, on HN, downvoting can represent disagreement. Usually, flagging is for abuse.
by noobermin 10y ago
Actually, on HN, downvoting can represent disagreement. Usually, flagging is for abuse.
- jdmichal 10y agoI mean, yes it can. However, I'd say that's relatively rare here. In my reading, if a comment is grey, the majority of the time it's not really contributing in a constructive way.
- vorotato 10y agoIt can also represent disagreement with atomically small HN posts. shrugs In this case I highly doubt most HN commenters support Trump, because he already has majority disapproval. Most normal republicans aren't super fond of tax hikes, even if they are done indirectly.