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Why is my unpopular idea being downvoted?

• wutbrodo 9y ago
  That's not an unreasonable question, when you consider that most platforms (HN included, if I'm not mistaken) are pretty clear that the etiquette is that the downvote button isn't a "disagree" button.
  • revicon 9y ago
    Is the opposite also true? Is the upvote button not an "I agree" button? If it is, then the opposite is also true. Otherwise there really isn't a point to the vote buttons.
  • rhn_mk1 9y ago
    This part of the etiquette is obviously not uniformly respected. HN is still better at this than sites like reddit, but something tells me it's against human nature to upvote things we don't agree with - no matter how relevant they are.
    • lkesteloot 9y ago
      > against human nature to upvote things we don't agree with In this case you don't have to agree with the statement, only agree that it's unpopular. Maybe they're disagreeing with the facts in the statement's premise? Then they should say so, I think.
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