> why the downvotes? If you don't agree, just reply so we can have a healthy dialogue. I think downvote = disagree is expected. If someone thinks your comment

> why the downvotes? If you don't agree, just reply so we can have a healthy dialogue. I think downvote = disagree is expected. If someone thinks your comment is not making valid points, downvoting is a way to bury it below other comments. So that, naturally, the comments that the community most agrees with (in addition to adding quality content) bubbles to the top. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691