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I think it's still possible to go against conventional narrative on HN and get upvoted, but one needs to word one's comments with an extraordinary amount of ext
by porpoise 6y ago
I think it's still possible to go against conventional narrative on HN and get upvoted, but one needs to word one's comments with an extraordinary amount of extra care, completely stripped of sarcasm or confrontational tone, remaining objective even when under personal attack - in short, one is held to a much higher standard (in terms of quality and substance of comments) than those posting conventional opinion.
- moralsupply 6y agoI agree with that. It generally applies to most online forums as well. We don't tend to have a "thick skin" for ideas that make us uncomfortable.