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> Though it shouldn’t be the case, but there definitely seems to be some evidence for it disagreeing with prominent HN’ers that have a large number of fans is a
by pleasecalllater 9y ago
> Though it shouldn’t be the case, but there definitely seems to be some evidence for it disagreeing with prominent HN’ers that have a large number of fans is another way to get downvoted, that shouldn’t happen but there is definitely evidence for it.
This makes me sad. I have experienced that... so I just stopped placing such comments here. The toxicity of the community is just too high here. You can either agree with the crowd, or be forced to leave. Your experiences or arguments don't matter.
- na85 9y agoIndeed. Groupthink here is very strong, but also peculiar in that HNers like to acknowledge and lament their participation in the hive mind, while simultaneously perpetuating it.
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoI have the same feeling regarding the meta group on Stack Overflow (and some other prominent ones). There is so much hatred, looking down on people who ask a question that I decided to never get back there anymore (and the two bugs I found are lost). This is truly a toxic environment (and apparently happy with that). What I find amazing is that many of the people who behave like 4 yo playing in the sand when in meta give fantastic answers on the regular site.