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I've found HN to be incredibly unpredictable when it comes to public opinion. I've had comments start out with a dozen up votes only to sink into the negatives
by Causality1 7y ago
I've found HN to be incredibly unpredictable when it comes to public opinion. I've had comments start out with a dozen up votes only to sink into the negatives hours later, and comments that spent a day at negative four suddenly rise into the positives.
- FpUser 7y agoPositive sinking into negatives... Yes that is what I often observe. As for predictability - it seems to me like anything that deviates from the "party line" (whatever that is for any particular area) gets downvoted. Looks like a usual herd mentality to me.