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To make this explicit: HN users shouldn't be downvoting due to disagreement or personal feelings of embarrassment. If the comment is too short and doesn't contr
by Dumblydorr 6y ago
To make this explicit: HN users shouldn't be downvoting due to disagreement or personal feelings of embarrassment. If the comment is too short and doesn't contribute towards a deeper conversation, that could be why it gets downvoted. For instance, though I agree meat eaters may not like the above, it's also possible others simply feel the comments are low effort compared to other comments.
- the_only_law 6y ago> HN users shouldn't be downvoting due to disagreement or personal feelings of embarrassment FWIW, this has been debated several times recently, and generally some one ends up quoting some PG comment about how downvoting as disagreements is fine.
- Dumblydorr 6y agoWell, if PG says it, we'd better all do it. Now if you downvote me due to disagreeing, you're disagreeing with the notion that you're employing. Mwahahaha. Recursive gotcha.
- the_only_law 6y agoI mean I don’t particularly agree with it, I’ve just given up this fight personally.