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Getting rid of downvoting in the sense of violating standards without also getting rid of upvoting in terms of agreement would result in popular opinions being

Getting rid of downvoting in the sense of violating standards without also getting rid of upvoting in terms of agreement would result in popular opinions being promoted, without regard to their value (as an argument, or truthiness). As much as HN is far from perfect, I still think there's some healthy disagreement visible and bad faith arguments don't get promoted.

vannevar 6y ago
...would result in popular opinions being promoted, without regard to their value... I believe that's the case now. The only difference would be that, if you felt the existing top response was incorrect and there was no better post for you to upvote to try to overtake it, you would have to write one. I think that would be a positive development.