I agree with tons of comments or articles that I don't upvote. An upvote is reserved for a comment that I think nails a perspective that I think is spot-on but

I agree with tons of comments or articles that I don't upvote. An upvote is reserved for a comment that I think nails a perspective that I think is spot-on but uncommon. For an article, it's usually something that I think is interesting but not likely to be super popular (something about language qualified the other day – it's nerdy, but not computers, so I boosted it). The goal is to get more people to see it and discuss it, cause that's why I like this board: Discussion. For downs, only people who are unnecessarily snarky or completely missing the point with arguments that aren't addressing the issue on which they comment. I read HN every day. I maybe vote (either way) once or twice a day.