> I'm literally listing facts The second post you made in reply to someone asking you to clarify is thought provoking and fact intensive. the first post you ma

> I'm literally listing facts The second post you made in reply to someone asking you to clarify is thought provoking and fact intensive. the first post you made is very unclear and its meaning is not obvious. I think you got downvoted because it was more easily (mis)interpreted as sarcasm or as a troll. HN does have a little bit of thought policing, but I dont think this was it. EDIT: specifically, the phrase "If you think long and hard" is rhetorically redundant and shifts the tone from helpful/discussional to condescending and patronizing. IMO, anyway, but also probably in the opinion of others as you got downvoted by others.