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Yeah.... The HN crowd is composed of a variety of people, and there probably are lots that understand but don't post when they see obvious nonsense because we d

Yeah.... The HN crowd is composed of a variety of people, and there probably are lots that understand but don't post when they see obvious nonsense because we don't have the bandwidth. I only read the comments because I'm an idiot who hopes there's a pearl of insight in here.

bombcar 4y ago
The comments are usually the place to go because HOPEFULLY someone has pointed out the naked emperor. Though more and more that can get downvoted.
- tomrod 4y ago
  I typically see cynical, political, or wrong information downvoted. It would be interesting to see semantic analysis of HN votes.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Even assuming a complete censoring system setup and working, 99% of what is censored would be trash and spam.
    - tomrod 4y ago
      Do we have reason to think that is constant over time? What if we stratify by specific users? Etc.
- WalterBright 4y ago
  As happened to me. Not that I mind, I don't care about karma. I just found it disappointing.
  - GeorgeTirebiter 4y ago
    As happened to 'everybody' at one time. Contribute -- that's all one can continue to do. HN is a jewel.
    - bombcar 4y ago
      Walter does need to contribute more - we have 24 letters to go!