> I don't know why you're being downvoted HN users use the downvote to show disagreement. Ideally it would only be used to bury comments that were off topic, s

> I don't know why you're being downvoted HN users use the downvote to show disagreement. Ideally it would only be used to bury comments that were off topic, spam, etc, but the only system I've seen with a correct implementation of this is https://lobste.rs https://lobste.rs. Edit: This comment is a case in point since I've been downvoted less than 30 seconds after posting it. Ha. I challenge someone to prove me wrong.