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This culture is fostered deliberately because the blood-thirsty crowd is a good weapon in the hands of those who control the information flows. Ironically, the
by matrix_overload 4y ago
This culture is fostered deliberately because the blood-thirsty crowd is a good weapon in the hands of those who control the information flows.
Ironically, the comment you replied to stayed on top of the thread for about 30 minutes, gaining upvote after upvote, and then instantly got kicked down to the bottom, while still showing the original score.
This is very different from the usual time+score-based ordering and looks 100% like a manual override. Strange response to trying to be objective.
- ziddoap 4y agoAre you asserting their is some sort of conspiracy specifically targeting you in this thread because...? What angle are you getting at? For what it's worth, every other comment I looked at which appeared above yours was made after yours (excepting two made an hour prior with dozens of replies and presumably plenty of votes). Other comments can get upvotes too.
- matrix_overload 4y agoNo, I am claiming there is an unwritten rule of manually downranking comments that go against the atmosphere of blissful naivity on HN. And I think it is going to impact the overall discussion quality in the long term as we shift focus from facts to rumors.
- ziddoap 4y ago>as we shift focus from facts to rumors. Sort of like... claiming there is a conspiracy about downvoting comments? Seems like a non-factual claim with no evidence (also could be called a rumor). The simple answer would be that some people agreed with you and then later some other people disagreed. Combine that with people posting other comments after you, and other comments having significantly more engagement than yours.