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I'm fairly certain the OP was being sarcastic.

• tylersmith 8y ago
  Yes, and is being downvoted for it. My reply was agreeing with him but without the sarcastic shtick.
  • Clubber 8y ago
    People downvote for the stupidest reasons anymore. It will be the death of good, well thought out but not conformist commentary and become a boring monoculture, just like everywhere else. I'm getting in the habit of looking for stupid downvotes and upvote. I wager at least 2 for this comment.
    • Clubber 8y ago
      >People downvote for the stupidest reasons anymore. It will be the death of good, well thought out but not conformist commentary and become a boring monoculture, just like everywhere else. I'm getting in the habit of looking for stupid downvotes and upvote. I wager at least 2 for this comment. I got 4 downvotes for this. It's sad that just 4 people can ruin one of the last places to have a good conversation on the internet. Perhaps a reconsideration of how the karma system works is in order, in order to save meaningful dialog. Off the top of my head, I would suggest any downvote also removes a karma point from the down voter. Instead of risking karma for taking a considerate but unpopular position, people willing to quell thought and ideas should be risking their own karma. I believe suppressing ideas and thought is far worse than presenting an unpopular idea and therefore should be at a much higher cost.
      • wglb 8y ago
        Don't complain about downvoting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7961827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7961827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2569919 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2569919
        • Clubber 8y ago
          I won't be anymore. I think I'm probably done here. It's my only remaining method of protest.