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I’m not saying it proves anything. I’m saying HN the site is different things to different people. It’s hard to say what people intend when they upvote somethin
by aspenmayer 6y ago
I’m not saying it proves anything. I’m saying HN the site is different things to different people. It’s hard to say what people intend when they upvote something, but I think they mean that it helped them and think it belongs on HN. By virtue of upvoting, they signal its relevance to them and their vote of confidence in its relevance to the wider HN community. I don’t have any burden to prove here or any angle to promote. Users vote, and HN is the result. HN wouldn’t be HN without its values (thank you) or its users (thank you all).
- pvg 6y agoUsers vote, and HN is the result I think you're cycling through a sort of greatest hits of various common misconceptions about the way HN works and you're better off just reading dang's moderator comments for a little bit - this stuff comes up all the time and he addresses it with better detail, accuracy and nuance than I can. You'll be in a better position to then make your critique rather than debating it with less familiarity and with some internet rando who's lecturing you about how you have it all wrong.