I also find myself upvoting gray comments nearly instinctively now. I believe enough in the Hacker News experience that I feel like I can't let the irrational d

I also find myself upvoting gray comments nearly instinctively now. I believe enough in the Hacker News experience that I feel like I can't let the irrational downvotes stand; I will irrationally upvote to at least cancel out one of them.