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What's the point of this post? And why is this on front page? P.S.: Wow! that was the fastest downvote ever (1 minute!). Waiting for the comment including the

What's the point of this post? And why is this on front page? P.S.: Wow! that was the fastest downvote ever (1 minute!). Waiting for the comment including the reasoning... Edit: I see some users mentioning this story has been flagged. Just so you don't get more angry at me, I haven't flagged this (or anything ever), nor I'm sure I could if I wanted to. I have questions and would like to read answers about it, I'm not up for shutting down the discussion.

Etheryte 9y ago
I'm not the one who voted you, but I do see where the downvote may have come from – your comment doesn't really add much to the discussion. As for why it's on the front page, seems other people found it interesting and upvoted it. You don't have to agree with them, but I think it's easy to see why this article may be of interest to people.
- _asciiker_ 9y ago
  and what is the value of: "I Don’t Care If a Flight Attendant Almost Hit a Baby" It is a purely selfish post that obviously focuses on the "I" of a narcissistic and maybe sociopath mind. What does it add to the broader value of the issue? This should not be on the front page.
- NetStrikeForce 9y ago
  Thanks for the reply! The downvotes keep coming, I guess that's the hivemind at work. But anyway, allow me to disagree: My comment has two very valid questions. 1) What's the point of the article? The rest of the comments here are just people being angry because a dude said he's tired of being angry, and that he can't be angry without facts. Really, please someone explain to me, what's the point of the article? I'm calling for civil discussion. 2) Why is this in front page? I understand the technical aspects of this being front page; but I'm baffled this is #1 and I thought people would be able to explain why they think it's relevant. I guess there's no room anymore for difficult questions and it's all about being angry and downvoting.
triangleman 9y ago
Look, there is clearly an algorithm at work that promotes stories that get voted up early and frequently. So there's your answer. As for your question about why you got downvoted, check the news guidelines: Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site.
- NetStrikeForce 9y ago
  I didn't exactly complain that it is inappropriate. I have asked two valid questions :) I understand most people would only extract that from my question (which is nuanced, I admit); but they're either wrong or downvoting me in disagreement, which is against the rules I believe :) Thanks for replying! P.S.: Thanks for the reminder about the technical aspect of a story going to #1 fast.

Etheryte 9y ago

I'm not the one who voted you, but I do see where the downvote may have come from – your comment doesn't really add much to the discussion. As for why it's on the front page, seems other people found it interesting and upvoted it. You don't have to agree with them, but I think it's easy to see why this article may be of interest to people.

_asciiker_ 9y ago
and what is the value of: "I Don’t Care If a Flight Attendant Almost Hit a Baby" It is a purely selfish post that obviously focuses on the "I" of a narcissistic and maybe sociopath mind. What does it add to the broader value of the issue? This should not be on the front page.
NetStrikeForce 9y ago
Thanks for the reply! The downvotes keep coming, I guess that's the hivemind at work. But anyway, allow me to disagree: My comment has two very valid questions. 1) What's the point of the article? The rest of the comments here are just people being angry because a dude said he's tired of being angry, and that he can't be angry without facts. Really, please someone explain to me, what's the point of the article? I'm calling for civil discussion. 2) Why is this in front page? I understand the technical aspects of this being front page; but I'm baffled this is #1 and I thought people would be able to explain why they think it's relevant. I guess there's no room anymore for difficult questions and it's all about being angry and downvoting.

triangleman 9y ago

Look, there is clearly an algorithm at work that promotes stories that get voted up early and frequently. So there's your answer. As for your question about why you got downvoted, check the news guidelines: Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site.

NetStrikeForce 9y ago
I didn't exactly complain that it is inappropriate. I have asked two valid questions :) I understand most people would only extract that from my question (which is nuanced, I admit); but they're either wrong or downvoting me in disagreement, which is against the rules I believe :) Thanks for replying! P.S.: Thanks for the reminder about the technical aspect of a story going to #1 fast.