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I agree that downvotes shouldn't be used to indicate disagreement. The article satisfied my intellectual curiosity about a small aspect of a system that I find
by conover 15y ago
I agree that downvotes shouldn't be used to indicate disagreement. The article satisfied my intellectual curiosity about a small aspect of a system that I find fascinating; that is why I submitted it. It's purpose was not to relay legal advice or make a political statement. However now that I see more than a few people think it's not Hacker News-worthy, I'll consider my future submissions more carefully.
- BrandonM 15y agoNo need to apologize for submitting the article. It was certainly interesting, and I can understand why you submitted it. The problem, though, is that there are numerous such articles that we could read and discuss, enough to swamp more scientifically- or technically-relevant submissions. They are easy to digest and weigh in on without adding much. I'm glad I read the article, so thanks for that. I was just surprised by how hard jsdalton got downvoted when he was right. It indicated to me a mismatch between what HN is "supposed" to be and what the commenters/voters here think it should be.