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That your comment was highly upvoted doesn't necessarily mean what you think it does. I often upvote items I disagree with only because they bring up something
by theli0nheart 7y ago
That your comment was highly upvoted doesn't necessarily mean what you think it does. I often upvote items I disagree with only because they bring up something worthy of discussion. I'm curious how many other HNers do the same.
- hinkley 7y agoYeah I could have done without that comment. My point was fine before I added it. Still getting quite a few me too responses.
- lonelappde 7y agoOn tired old political debates like this, most votes are just cheers for one team or the other.
- RandomBacon 7y ago> I often upvote items I disagree with only because they bring up something worthy of discussion. I'm curious how many other HNers do the same. I do, though it's rare. I've done it for comments a few times, but mostly just for low-karma threads that don't have any comments yet, where I want to see what other people have to say.