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This seems like a good faith comment. I'm not really sure why it's getting downvoted. Someone care to shed some light?

• TomMarius 9y ago
  Nowadays people downvote because they disagree. It's sad because it pointlessly frustrates the poster and kills discussions.
  • steveklabnik 9y ago
    It's not just 'nowadays'. pg a decade ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 > I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement.
    • TomMarius 9y ago
      From my personal point of view, it's happening more in the last year than it did before.