> There is a habit where people require you to vilify or express a clearer polarizing opinion about a topic before they determine if you are an acceptable perso

> There is a habit where people require you to vilify or express a clearer polarizing opinion about a topic before they determine if you are an acceptable person to listen to, or not. Hmm... I think you're saying that people don't like to consider nuance if they already have a strong opinion? > Downvotes are effectively censorship, I don't mind downvotes much, as they help me figure out what people care about. HN downvotes would be much more meaningful if I knew how many total votes a comment received. For example, my original comment is currently at "2 points", but it was at -1 earlier today, which indicates at least 5 people thought it worth voting on (2 down, 3 up). If I knew that 99 people actually voted on that comment, I'd probably develop the line of thinking some more. Thanks for your feedback.