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I think people are downvoting it because you are ranting. A general heuristic that is useful in life is that if someone is foaming at the mouth and shouting, t

I think people are downvoting it because you are ranting. A general heuristic that is useful in life is that if someone is foaming at the mouth and shouting, the things they say probably aren't that useful. (And you definitely come across like that. EG someone scanning the text would see "_PATHETIC_", and would assume that the emotional part of your brain has been engaged rather than the rational part). The use very early on of "All soda is UNEQUIVOCALLY bad for one's health!", probably put a lot of people off. It is trivially hard to refute (any example of any soda providing any health benefit (eg rehydration) proves you wrong), and again makes it seem like you are making illogical, emotional arguments. The use of "Anyone who reads the whole thing, and still downvotes, is someone with their head in the sand" is a cheap nasty trick that will turn people against you even if they agree with you. Try waiting until you have calmed down and rewriting it in a better way.

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The edit, insulting even further, was useless on my part. If I think that up to 95% of people - and I sincerely believe the percentage to be that high - are incapable of realizing that substituting diet soda and vaping in lieu of sugar soda and smoking cigarettes equates to "healthier choices", I should have expected 95% downvotes. My mistake, born from a delusion of my own making, is believing that the entirety of the HN crowd magically falls within the <= 5% of people I consider to be legitimately intelligent, capable of thought relying on science that is universally proven to be true rather than manmade speculation based on tomfoolery. Without seeing any replies countering my statements, I can only assume that these people are petty enough to vote with their trigger-happy index finger rather than taking the time to absorb - and perhaps reply to - the points of discussion I have raised. Aside, meta: Please do not vote on this comment. By upvoting, you'd be granting my ego a reprieve. By downvoting, you'd be proving my point and also feed my ego. Best bet is to abstain, and let bygones be bygones. This could be -10 or +10 and I'd feel validated. Just don't vote; a 0-1 score says more than anything.

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developer2 9y ago

The edit, insulting even further, was useless on my part. If I think that up to 95% of people - and I sincerely believe the percentage to be that high - are incapable of realizing that substituting diet soda and vaping in lieu of sugar soda and smoking cigarettes equates to "healthier choices", I should have expected 95% downvotes. My mistake, born from a delusion of my own making, is believing that the entirety of the HN crowd magically falls within the <= 5% of people I consider to be legitimately intelligent, capable of thought relying on science that is universally proven to be true rather than manmade speculation based on tomfoolery. Without seeing any replies countering my statements, I can only assume that these people are petty enough to vote with their trigger-happy index finger rather than taking the time to absorb - and perhaps reply to - the points of discussion I have raised. Aside, meta: Please do not vote on this comment. By upvoting, you'd be granting my ego a reprieve. By downvoting, you'd be proving my point and also feed my ego. Best bet is to abstain, and let bygones be bygones. This could be -10 or +10 and I'd feel validated. Just don't vote; a 0-1 score says more than anything.