I find the question interesting and thought-provoking, so very much in the spirit of HN. But I find it distressing that some were quickly to downvote it (withou

I find the question interesting and thought-provoking, so very much in the spirit of HN. But I find it distressing that some were quickly to downvote it (without even a discussion?). AFAIK, downvoting on HN is not like Unlike on other social networks. You should downvote only if the comment is irrelevant, nonsensical or violates the community guidelines. The parent comment is in my opinion none of these.