interesting because I've seen the exact same scenario play out before: someone posts a submission that previously had low amount of upvotes but it was still fla

interesting because I've seen the exact same scenario play out before: someone posts a submission that previously had low amount of upvotes but it was still flagged as a dupe and subsequently forgotten. so with the precedent, what exactly is your criteria & process for determining whether a submission is dupe or not? It seems rather subjective. Also with the overwhelming amount of political submissions on HN lately, its leading to a fatigue and polarization of "right" and "wrong" views expressed through downvotes which is essentially censorship from a non-centrist mindset-which ever bias is present at the time of the submission in the absence of moderation prevails.