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Fully agree, and I'm not sure why you were modded down. I guess the answer is that the censorship of unpopular views is okay with most people. This could be a
by anonymousiam 6y ago
Fully agree, and I'm not sure why you were modded down. I guess the answer is that the censorship of unpopular views is okay with most people. This could be an innocent consequence of our click-bait culture, or it could be something more sinister.
- ojnabieoot 6y agoSpeaking personally: I downvoted them because the thing about blocking Trump's medical report is just not true. FYI: "getting downvoted on HN because my comment is spreading false rumors" is not an example of censorship.
- stickyricky 6y agoNit: It's a collective act of censorship if downvotes lead the comment to be removed from public view.
- anonymousiam 6y agoThat is true, but now his post has been "Flagged" so it is officially censored.
- raverbashing 6y agoYou can always 'showdead' on your HN preferences.
- nobody9999 6y ago>You can always 'showdead' on your HN preferences. I haven't been around here very long and recently figured out 'showdead' because I wanted to be able to see what folks were talking about -- especially when there were replies to such comments. In fact, even if I'm skimming comments, I always read flagged/dead comments -- to make sure I hear all the voices. Even the ones I don't appreciate or even dislike (although that's not always the 'dead' ones)