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Some HN lore: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9317916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9317916 It's sad how people's egos can feel threatened at the d
by downshun 6y ago
Some HN lore: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9317916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9317916
It's sad how people's egos can feel threatened at the decrement of a 'fake internet point'.
Down votes are good. They help start the conversation of why your comment could be wrong.
I still prefer a symmetric system... Why lose half of the information?
I agree that people should comment better when they interact with a post.
- stephenr 6y agoIt’s nothing to do with ego. HN downvotes cause comments to become effectively hidden and unreadable, and while some that receive this fate are just throw away “useless” comments, plenty are not. The idea that a downvote “starts the conversation” is just plain wrong - people are actively told not to ask why they were downvoted. That’s the opposite of starting a conversation. I disagree with what you said, but I didn’t downvote you, I replied and told you why. If I, and the other people who Top-commented so far all just downvoted your comment your comment would be literally fading from view, and you’d have zero clue about why people did so.
- downshun 6y agoMaybe not ego. You're probably right. I thought these mystery points feeded on inherent relevancy needs to cull, herd, and raise better content. I guess its the question of how much down(vote)shun is ok. If enough people disagreed with what I said, enough people would have saved time by not having to read a greyed out comment.
- stephenr 6y agoYou're missing the point. Disagreement with a view isn't a reason to prevent others from reading it.