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I think the opposite is true. A lot of people expressing disagreement by trying to hide things they disagree with instead of rebutting them. I think the down ar

by lainga 6y ago

I think the opposite is true. A lot of people expressing disagreement by trying to hide things they disagree with instead of rebutting them. I think the down arrow should be reserved for cases where you think they break "The Rules" (not the site rules, but your own judgment of good taste). But then again, maybe I am too lax in my judgment.

pessimizer 6y ago
Often when one disagrees with positions one also thinks they're lazy and a waste of time to discuss. If somebody in the thread "X is a problem" posts "Why don't we just do Y?" but when you google "X" every article starts with "We can't just do Y, because...," just downvote. This doesn't mean that doing "Y" isn't the answer, it means that if you're going to bring "Y" up, bring up all of the best arguments against "Y" that you already know first. Otherwise, you're just throwing out a low-effort troll tempting some good neighbor to spend a half-hour crafting an elaborate response for you; one ultimately unnecessary for anyone who has interest enough in the subject to google "X" and read the first hit. Your particular comment has probably been posted thousands of times, but HN isn't organized in a way that makes them easy to find.