unsurprising. HN encourages not reading by literally hiding downvoted comments. one could argue that the votes and the ranking should not be tied, e.g. randomiz

unsurprising. HN encourages not reading by literally hiding downvoted comments. one could argue that the votes and the ranking should not be tied, e.g. randomize the ranking to encourage voting for more things as people are most likely to read what's closest to the top.