> more evidence Hacker News is becoming more like Ars: upvotes are votes of agreement as opposed to votes that you providing insight At the time I'm reading th

> more evidence Hacker News is becoming more like Ars: upvotes are votes of agreement as opposed to votes that you providing insight At the time I'm reading this comment, the parent is not downvoted. The guidelines ask you not to obsess about downvoting in comments, because it's boring/repetitive, and often turns about to be moot, when the comment ends up being voted back into the black, which is often the case.