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Negative comments != Mistakes. I've been downvoted plenty of times because people disagreed, and I'm sure I was right at least some of those times

• bunderbunder 8y ago
  The downvote button can be many things. One of them is an outlet for people who disagree with a comment but can't (or don't want to) articulate why.
  • choko 8y ago
    The upvote/downvote system should be to promote interesting (and factually accurate) discussion and to demote factually incorrect or low effort comments. Downvoting well articulated opinions with which you disagree contributes to the echo chamber and groupthink effects and makes HN boring. There are many other popular websites you can visit if you want validation on your opinions.
  • dingaling 8y ago
    And your down-voted comment is a perfect example. The down-arrow is de facto used to express disagreement, you stated this and someone disagreed and down-voted you. QED.
    • bunderbunder 8y ago
      I wouldn't be at all surprised if people were just downvoting the comment as a joke.