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HN is not about downvoting things one disagrees with but rather posts that do not add anything to the discussion. Same holds for upvoting, many times I upvoted
by pw6hv 6y ago
HN is not about downvoting things one disagrees with but rather posts that do not add anything to the discussion.
Same holds for upvoting, many times I upvoted posts I did not agree with but that raised interesting observations on the topic discussed.
This is what makes HN great in my opinion.
- thatguy0900 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314 both dang and pg disagree with you, for the record
- tekknik 6y ago> HN is not about downvoting things one disagrees with but rather posts that do not add anything to the discussion. That’s not at all how any site with a downvote button works. They’re used to hide what you don’t want to see or what doesn’t fit your narrative. You’ll see this on HN as well if you stay around long enough.
- wan23 6y agoThat's why for most people HN isn't a site with a downvote button.
- V-2 6y agoThat's how it should work, but that's not how it actually works :)
- eloff 6y agoI wish HN actually did work that way, most people do not use their votes like you.