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“It’s becoming Reddit!” On HN downvoting a comment you don’t like has always been part of the social contract. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691 htt

• ChatGTP 3y ago
  Of course it's fine to down vote if you feel the need, it's just not constructive to use it for "unpopular" ideas. Do not fear. The popular ideas will rise to the top which is good for people looking for validation. The less popular ideas, but often more interesting stuff will slip down the list, and the downright atrocious stuff will be down voted and sent to the very bottom. I made the Reddit comment because I have notice that HN community is often voting for popular ideas over intellectually curios ones.
• rollcat 3y ago
  I upvote comments I disagree with - if they make a good point in an argument. Using upvote/downvote as agree/disagree just creates an echo chamber.
• timerol 3y ago
  > Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. This is so common that there is a point specifically about it in the HN guidelines https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html